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10 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JP

5 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 10 Whatcote Cottages

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

10 Whatcote Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8JP). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £275,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 87 m² it's 19.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 is 21.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 19.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.

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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

  • Bedrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 10 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2019
    Full
    In report

    Formation of vehicular access and associated hard standing

    Council
    Team 2
    Documents
    27 docs on file
    Reference
    19/00451/FL
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What's in 10 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JP's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

10 Whatcote Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£333,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£275,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 August 2020Most recent

    £275,000

    +17.0%over 5 years
  2. 27 May 2015

    £235,000

    +15.2%over 8 years
  3. 13 November 2006

    £204,000

    +55.2%over 4 years
  4. 27 June 2002

    £131,450

    +119.4%over 6 years
  5. 13 June 1996

    £59,900

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 8JP: £308,500 (2025–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Maidstone Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

10 Whatcote Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,161

Street avg £3,236

Below

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

On par
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

0.0 km

Platt Common — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 4 schools 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 8JP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN15 8JP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN15 8JP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 10 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.