The Spinney, Long Mill Lane Crouch, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8QE
About The Spinney
The Spinney is a semi-detached house in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8QE). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (151 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £547,000 sits 58.6% above the 2002 sale of £345,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£605/sq ft) was about 77.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. 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
The Spinney ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2002PorchFullIn report
Proposed annexe, conservatory, entrance porch and alterations to vehicular access
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 02/02505/FL
What's in The Spinney, 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
The Spinney valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£547,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£345,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 May 2002Most recent
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 8QE: £565,000 (2020–2005).
Nearby sales in TN15 8QE
Newton Cottage, Long Mill Lane Crouch, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8QE
Sold Apr 2020
£940,0002 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
£423,000Russetts, Long Mill Lane Crouch, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8QE
Sold Oct 2000
£220,000
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Versus other Long Mill Lane Crouch homes
On epc rating, The Spinney stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 186 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 8 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB