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Porters Farm, Birchin Cross Road, Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, TN15 6XH

29 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
243 m²
2616 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Porters Farm

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

Porters Farm is a detached house in Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 6XH). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 243 m² the property is well over the postcode median (158 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 29 planning records sit against the property, 20 approved, 5 refused.

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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.

Porters Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
17.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Porters Farm, Birchin Cross Road, Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, TN15 6XH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at Porters Farm was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Oct 2023
    Conditions
    In report

    Details pursuant to condition 15 (hard and soft landscaping) of 22/02542/FUL

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    23/02316/DETAIL
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2023
    Conditions
    In report

    Details pursuant to condition 9 (acoustic assessment) of 22/02542/FUL.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    23/02219/DETAIL
    View planning record

What's in Porters Farm, Birchin Cross Road, Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, TN15 6XH's planning history?

27 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.

Porters Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£1,168,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 3 sales in TN15 6XH: £720,000 (2024–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Birchin Cross Road homes

Three headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Porters Farm is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

37 (F)

Street avg 82 (B)

Strongly below

Floor Area

243 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

17.0 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

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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.
Full Sevenoaks report

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

1.0 km

Woodlands Village Golf Club — bus stop.

Closest school

2.0 km

Kemsing Primary School. 1 school 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 6XH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN15 6XH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN15 6XH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

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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