Rowan Wood, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JH
About Rowan Wood
Rowan Wood is a detached house in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8JH). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £838,000 is 25.1% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£441/sq ft) was about 15.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (March 2014).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Rowan Wood sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
An application for tree works is currently awaiting a decision.
- Mar 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
1 x Silver Birch (applicants ref. T1) - Remove. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order
- Agent
- NPC Tree Surgery
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00563/TPOC
- Aug 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Oak T4 - Remove 3x low branches over hut, the branches are long and over extended with the potential to fail. T5 Silver Birch - Remove upper forked branch over hut to remove the risk of union failing and damage to the scout hut
- Council
- Team 2
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01462/TPOC
What's in Rowan Wood, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JH's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Rowan Wood valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£838,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£670,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 March 2014Most recent
£670,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 8JH: £425,000 (2022–2006).
Nearby sales in TN15 8JH
Staddleswood, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JH
Sold Jul 2022
£1,200,3751 Firtree Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JH
Sold Sept 2020
£305,000Stone 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 Rowan Wood, 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
Rowan Wood is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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