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Shepherds Cottage, Heaverham Road, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NG

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
150 m²
1615 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Shepherds Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • LandYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Aug 2024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

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Shepherds Cottage, Heaverham Road, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Sept 2022
    Amendment
    In report

    Non material amendment to 22/01077/HOUSE.

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    22/02585/NMA
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2022
    ConservatoryFull
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Shepherds Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£935,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£737,500

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 January 2015Most recent

    £737,500

    +28.4%over 10 years
  2. 26 July 2004

    £574,500

    +174.9%over 8 years
  3. 16 May 1996

    £209,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 6NG: £475,000 (2023–2013).

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On the street

Versus other Heaverham Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Shepherds Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,917

Street avg £3,261

Strongly above

Floor Area

150 m²

Street avg 132 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sevenoaks district page.

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.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN15 6NG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN15 6NG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN15 6NG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Shepherds Cottage, Heaverham Road, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.