Little Platt Cottage, Long Mill Lane, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8NA
About Little Platt Cottage
Little Platt Cottage is a detached house in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8NA). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
It hasn't traded since July 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £785,000 sits 196.2% above the 2002 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 62.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Little Platt Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Little Platt Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2006PorchFullIn report
Porch extension
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/03557/FL
- May 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 03/01230/FL
What's in Little Platt Cottage, Long Mill Lane, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8NA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Little Platt Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£785,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£265,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 July 2002Most recent
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 8NA: £900,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in TN15 8NA
Dales, Long Mill Lane, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8NA
Sold Sept 2022
£1,320,0001 Maddox Cottages, Long Mill Lane, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8NA
Sold Oct 2021
£470,000Little Platt, Long Mill Lane, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8NA
Sold Aug 2017
£900,000Maddox House, Long Mill Lane, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8NA
Sold May 2017
£815,000Wismer, Long Mill Lane, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8NA
Sold Jan 2017
£1,420,000
Everything we know about Little Platt 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
On price per m², Little Platt Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,448
Street avg £4,556
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 197 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.6 km
Flour Mill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB