Staddleswood, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JH
About Staddleswood
Staddleswood is a five-bedroom detached house in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8JH). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 235 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £1,200,375. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Staddleswood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
Staddleswood has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- May 2016FullIn report
Section 73 application for the variation of condition 8 of planning permission TM/05/00980/FL to exclude the curtilage of Staddleswood from the restriction of the condition
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00532/FL
- Apr 2016OutbuildingFullIn report
Retrospective Application: Erection of log cabin in rear garden to be used for storage
Retrospective- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00457/FL
What's in Staddleswood, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JH's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£1,139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 16 years.
£1,200,375
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
26 July 2022Most recent
£1,200,375
+63.3%over 7 years27 February 2015
£735,000
+72.9%over 8 years21 September 2006
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 8JH: £330,000 (2020–2001).
Nearby sales in TN15 8JH
1 Firtree Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JH
Sold Sept 2020
£305,000Rowan 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 Staddleswood, 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
Staddleswood outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
235 m²
Street avg 113 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 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