Newton Cottage, Long Mill Lane Crouch, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8QE
About Newton Cottage
Newton Cottage is a detached house in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8QE). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1671 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a D (score 62), 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 April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Most recent transfer: April 2020 at £940,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£563/sq ft) was about 90.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Newton 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Newton Cottage has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension above existing garage and study to form two shower rooms and a dressing room (resubmission TM07/04207/FL)
- Agent
- Julian Adkin Architects
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/02407/FL
- Jan 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension above existing garage and study to form two shower rooms and a dressing room. (Resubmission TM/07/01699/FL)
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/04207/FL
What's in Newton Cottage, Long Mill Lane Crouch, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8QE's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Newton Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,013,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 19 years.
£940,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
16 April 2020Most recent
£940,000
+8.0%over 3 years11 November 2016
£870,000
+52.6%over 13 years28 August 2003
£570,000
+38.0%over 2 years30 October 2000
£413,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 8QE: £355,000 (2019–2002).
Nearby sales in TN15 8QE
2 Paxton Cottage, Long Mill Lane Crouch, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8QE
Sold Jul 2019
£565,0001 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
Everything we know about Newton Cottage, in one report
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Versus other Long Mill Lane Crouch homes
Newton Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 160 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 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.
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
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB