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

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Whatcote Cottages

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

4 Whatcote Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8JP). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 is 11.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 84.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £308,500 in September 2021. 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

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Central heatingYes
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

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£343,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£308,500

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 September 2021Most recent

    £308,500

    +59.8%over 15 years

  2. 5 July 2006

    £193,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 8JP: £280,000 (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.

4 Whatcote Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,345

Street avg £3,145

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Annetts Hall, Borough Green

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1 Fairfield Road, Borough Green

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£497k

1 Brickmakers Meadows, Platt

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3 bed3 bath
£511k

1 Church Villas, Long Mill Lane, Platt

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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.

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 4 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.