Silverdale Cottage, Shorehill Lane, Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, TN15 6XL
About Silverdale Cottage
Silverdale Cottage is a semi-detached house in Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 6XL). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil.
At 155 m² it's 21.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (198 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£469/sq ft) was about 16.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £782,500.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Silverdale Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Silverdale Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Silverdale Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£782,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 27 years.
£782,500
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
24 February 2023Most recent
£782,500
+100.6%over 20 years24 October 2002
£390,000
1 April 2002
£390,000
+183.6%over 6 years25 October 1995
£137,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 6XL: £990,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in TN15 6XL
2 Cottage Farm, Shorehill Lane, Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, TN15 6XL
Sold May 2023
£1,300,0004 Cottage Farm, Shorehill Lane, Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, TN15 6XL
Sold Nov 2022
£1,110,0001 Cottage Farm, Shorehill Lane, Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, TN15 6XL
Sold Sept 2022
£990,000Thatched Cottage, Shorehill Lane, Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, TN15 6XL
Sold Dec 2018
£650,000Shorehill Cottage, Shorehill Lane, Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, TN15 6XL
Sold Sept 2007
£975,000
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Versus other Shorehill Lane homes
Silverdale Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,048
Street avg £4,225
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 198 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Years Held
3 years
Street avg 9 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
1.2 km
Library — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Kemsing Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB