1 Firtree Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JH
About 1 Firtree Cottages
1 Firtree Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8JH). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (155 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 is 19.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£480/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £305,000 in September 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
- Aug 2006FullIn report
Creation of new vehicular access
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01955/FL
What's in 1 Firtree Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£365,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£305,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 2020Most recent
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 8JH: £670,000 (2022–2006).
Nearby sales in TN15 8JH
Staddleswood, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JH
Sold Jul 2022
£1,200,375Rowan Wood, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JH
Sold Mar 2014
£670,000Stone House Villa, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JH
Sold Jul 2006
£330,000Bracken Hill, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JH
Sold Oct 2002
£690,000
Everything we know about 1 Firtree Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Maidstone Road homes
On floor area, 1 Firtree Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 157 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Flour Mill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB