3 The Ferns, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JF
About 3 The Ferns
3 The Ferns is a five-bedroom detached house in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8JF). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in November 2006. Across 2002–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £824,000 sits 54% above the 2006 sale of £535,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 17.8% below the postcode norm. At 160 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
3 The Ferns's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 The Ferns has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
3 The Ferns saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£824,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 5 years.
£535,000
Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
15 November 2006Most recent
£535,000
+40.8%over 3 years6 December 2002
£380,000
+11.8%over 9 months8 March 2002
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 8JF: £545,000 (2024–2014).
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Versus other The Ferns homes
Price per m² for 3 The Ferns lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,344
Street avg £4,567
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Flour Mill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB