5 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JP
About 5 Whatcote Cottages
5 Whatcote Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8JP). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Last sold in May 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 89 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £352,000 is 19.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 25.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
5 Whatcote Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Dec 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Whatcote Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Whatcote Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 21 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
29 May 2018Most recent
£295,000
+43.9%over 5 years28 February 2013
£205,000
-2.4%over 2 years23 August 2010
£210,000
+150.0%over 12 years25 September 1997
£84,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 8JP: £308,500 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in TN15 8JP
11 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JP
Sold Jun 2025
£350,0009 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JP
Sold Jun 2024
£387,0007 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JP
Sold Mar 2022
£280,0004 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JP
Sold Sept 2021
£308,50010 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JP
Sold Aug 2020
£275,000
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Versus other Maidstone Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 5 Whatcote Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,315
Street avg £3,224
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB