1 Minters Orchard, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JQ
About 1 Minters Orchard
1 Minters Orchard is a four-bedroom detached house in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Held since August 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £648,000 sits 310.1% above the 1997 sale of £158,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 59.8% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Minters Orchard has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Minters Orchard's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£648,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£158,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 August 1997Most recent
£158,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 8JQ: £565,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in TN15 8JQ
17 Minters Orchard, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JQ
Sold Oct 2025
£627,00033 Minters Orchard, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JQ
Sold Dec 2024
£565,00043 Minters Orchard, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JQ
Sold May 2023
£525,00021 Minters Orchard, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JQ
Sold May 2022
£500,00027 Minters Orchard, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JQ
Sold Mar 2022
£575,000
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Versus other Minters Orchard homes
Price per m² for 1 Minters Orchard lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,234
Street avg £3,750
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Flour Mill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB