What type of property is 12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP?

12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP sell for?

12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP last sold for £150,000 in July 2004, around 22 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP?

The current EPC rating for 12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in October 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP?

12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in TN15 8JP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP?

12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP is in council tax band C.

Where is 12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP located?

12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP sits in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks. It falls within the TN15 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP?

Police records around 12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP?

The closest primary school to 12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP is Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (91m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wrotham School (1.4km).

What is the nearest station to 12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP?

The closest bus stop to 12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, TN15 8JP is Platt Common, 28m away. The nearest rail option is Borough Green & Wrotham Rail Station, 1.3km away.

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

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 12 Whatcote Cottages

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

12 Whatcote Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8JP). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in July 2004. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 sits 103.3% above the 2004 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 18.9% below the postcode norm.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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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
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear

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 Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.9 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Whatcote Cottages has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

12 Whatcote Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£305,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2004)

£150,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

8 July 2004Most recent
£150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 8JP: £308,500 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in TN15 8JP

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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.

12 Whatcote Cottages outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,143

Street avg £3,314

Strongly below

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Above

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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.

Full Sevenoaks report

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.

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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· 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

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