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Barnfield House, Romney Street, Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, TN15 6XR

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
231 m²
2486 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Barnfield House

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

Barnfield House is a five-bedroom detached house in Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 6XR). It has a recorded floor area of 231 m² (around 2486 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 231 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,306,000 is 14.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£458/sq ft) was about 41.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,140,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

  • Bedrooms5
Energy

Energy performance

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

Barnfield House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Barnfield House, Romney Street, Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, TN15 6XR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jun 2021
    Full
    In report

    Change of use of land from former pub garden land to residential garden land, installation of an outbuilding for use as an ancillary home office, and associated decking area.

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    21/01139/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2021
    OutbuildingAmendment
    In report

    A garden summer room with timber decking has been built at the end of the garden.

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    21/00331/LDCEX
    View planning record

What's in Barnfield House, Romney Street, Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, TN15 6XR's planning history?

2 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

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On the street

Versus other Romney Street homes

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

On epc rating, Barnfield House stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,935

Street avg £4,275

Above

Floor Area

231 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.1 t/year

Street avg 8.7 t/year

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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.

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

East Hill Farm Park — bus stop.

Closest school

2.6 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 6XR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN15 6XR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN15 6XR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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