Thatched Cottage, Shorehill Lane, Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, TN15 6XL

Thatched Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 6XL). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £758,000 is 16.6% above the 2018 sale price. Sold December 2018 for £650,000.