Shepherds Cottage, Heaverham Road, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NG
About Shepherds Cottage
Shepherds Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 6NG). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £935,000 is 26.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£457/sq ft) was about 90.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in January 2015.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- LandYes
Energy performance
Shepherds Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2022AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment to 22/01077/HOUSE.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02585/NMA
- Jul 2022ConservatoryFullIn report
Demolition of existing infill conservatory and replacement conservatory with flat roof and rooflight. Alterations to fenestration and internal and external works.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01077/HOUSE
What's in Shepherds Cottage, Heaverham Road, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NG's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Shepherds Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£935,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 19 years.
£737,500
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
16 January 2015Most recent
£737,500
+28.4%over 10 years26 July 2004
£574,500
+174.9%over 8 years16 May 1996
£209,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 6NG: £475,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in TN15 6NG
2 Crowdleham House, Heaverham Road, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NG
Sold Sept 2023
£470,0004 Crowdleham House, Heaverham Road, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NG
Sold Oct 2019
£475,0001 Crowdleham House, Heaverham Road, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NG
Sold Jan 2015
£499,9504 Crowdleham Court, Heaverham Road, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NG
Sold Aug 2014
£500,0003 Crowdleham Court, Heaverham Road, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NG
Sold Dec 2013
£465,000
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Versus other Heaverham Road homes
On price per m², Shepherds Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,917
Street avg £3,261
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Kemsing Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.3 km
Kemsing Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB