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18 Highfield Road, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6TN

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
122 m²
1313 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Highfield Road

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

18 Highfield Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 6TN). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.

At 122 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £739,000 is 21.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 31.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £610,000 in February 2019.

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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
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDouble
Energy

Energy performance

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

18 Highfield Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Highfield Road, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6TN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Apr 2019
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Two single storey rear extensions, rear and front dormers to facilitate conversion of the loft into habitable living space, porch to the front and demolition of the extension.

    ExtensionPorchDemolition
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    19/00389/HOUSE
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What's in 18 Highfield Road, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6TN'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.

18 Highfield Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£739,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2019)

£610,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 February 2019Most recent

    £610,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 6TN: £700,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Highfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Highfield Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£5,000

Street avg £4,419

Above

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 141 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

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.

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

0.3 km

Springhead Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Kemsing Primary School. 4 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 6TN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN15 6TN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN15 6TN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

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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