Church View Cottage, Long Mill Lane, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8LZ
About Church View Cottage
Church View Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since September 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £639,000 sits 96.6% above the 2002 sale of £325,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 16.2% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2002Tree WorksTreesIn report
Remove Eucalyptus Tree
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 02/02961/TNCA
What's in Church View Cottage, Long Mill Lane, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8LZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Church View Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£639,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£325,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 September 2002Most recent
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 8LZ: £650,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in TN15 8LZ
Mill House, Long Mill Lane, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8LZ
Sold Dec 2024
£1,210,000Kelvin, Long Mill Lane, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8LZ
Sold Sept 2024
£430,0002 Church Villas, Long Mill Lane, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8LZ
Sold Mar 2019
£367,500Romney House, Long Mill Lane, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8LZ
Sold Aug 2018
£650,000Dalesfield, Long Mill Lane, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8LZ
Sold Jan 2016
£800,000
Everything we know about Church View Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Long Mill Lane homes
Church View Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,539
Street avg £4,190
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
0.3 km
Flour Mill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 4 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
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB