17 Castle Drive, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6RL
About 17 Castle Drive
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 performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Dec 2019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
Planning history
17 Castle Drive has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2010ExtensionFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
17 Castle Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£230,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 March 2010Most recent
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 6RL: £452,500 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in TN15 6RL
7 Castle Drive, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6RL
Sold Oct 2025
£595,00015 Castle Drive, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6RL
Sold Dec 2023
£520,0008 Castle Drive, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6RL
Sold Mar 2020
£411,00014 Castle Drive, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6RL
Sold May 2019
£300,0009 Castle Drive, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6RL
Sold Nov 2013
£290,000
Everything we know about 17 Castle Drive, in one report
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Versus other Castle Drive homes
Years Held for 17 Castle Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,934
Street avg £3,969
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.5dB