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17 Castle Drive, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6RL

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
78 m²
844 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 35
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Castle Drive

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

17 Castle Drive is a semi-detached house in Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 6RL). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 844 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 78 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 sits 83.9% above the 2010 sale of £230,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Castle Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Dec 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Castle Drive, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6RL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Castle Drive has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.

  1. Jun 2010
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Front of property

    Erection of a pitched roof single storey front extension.

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    10/01172/FUL
    View planning record

What's in 17 Castle Drive, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6RL's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

17 Castle Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£423,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2010)

£230,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 March 2010Most recent

    £230,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 6RL: £452,500 (2025–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Castle Drive homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 17 Castle Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,934

Street avg £3,969

Strongly below

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below
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.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Castle Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Kemsing Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 6RL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN15 6RL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN15 6RL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.5dB

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

Common questions

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