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

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 9 Whatcote Cottages

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

9 Whatcote Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8JP). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 93 m² it's 27.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 66.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £387,000 in June 2024. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.

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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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Whatcote Cottages, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2017
    Outline
    In report

    Prior Notification For Residential Extension: (Part1, Class A); Depth 3.16m, height to eaves 2.5m, maximum height 2.9m

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    17/02450/PDVLR
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What's in 9 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.

Latest sale on 9 Whatcote Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£414,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£387,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 June 2024Most recent

    £387,000

    +57.3%over 16 years

  2. 18 March 2008

    £246,000

    +80.9%over 5 years

  3. 16 May 2002

    £136,000

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.

9 Whatcote Cottages is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,161

Street avg £3,159

Strongly above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£497k

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3 bed
£518k

1 Crouch Lane, Borough Green

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3 bed2 bath
£408k

1 Annetts Hall, Borough Green

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2 bed
£399k

1 Black Horse Mews, Borough Green

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2 bed1 bath
£391k

1 Ascot Close, Borough Green

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2 bed2 bath
£771k

1 Crouch Cottages, Long Mill Lane, Crouch, Borough Green

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£365k

1 Firtree Cottages, Maidstone Road, 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

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