2 Paxton Cottage, Long Mill Lane Crouch, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8QE
About 2 Paxton Cottage
2 Paxton Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8QE). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1556 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £641,000 is 13.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 30.2% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £565,000.
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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
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 Paxton Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2002Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and dormer to incorporate loft conversion
- Council
- Team 2
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 02/00557/FL
What's in 2 Paxton Cottage, Long Mill Lane Crouch, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8QE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
£641,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 17 years.
£565,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
11 July 2019Most recent
£565,000
+59.2%over 6 years27 May 2013
£355,000
+97.2%over 10 years28 May 2002
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 8QE: £570,000 (2020–2002).
Nearby sales in TN15 8QE
Newton Cottage, Long Mill Lane Crouch, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8QE
Sold Apr 2020
£940,0001 Paxton Cottage, Long Mill Lane Crouch, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8QE
Sold Nov 2005
£423,000The Spinney, Long Mill Lane Crouch, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8QE
Sold May 2002
£345,000Russetts, Long Mill Lane Crouch, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8QE
Sold Oct 2000
£220,000
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Versus other Long Mill Lane Crouch homes
2 Paxton Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 163 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
1.2 km
Flour Mill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 3 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
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB