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Fir Cottage, Ismays Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9BD

3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
237 m²
2551 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Fir Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Fir Cottage is a detached house in Ightham, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 9BD). It has a recorded floor area of 237 m² (around 2551 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 237 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£565/sq ft) was about 20.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: November 2019 at £1,442,500.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Fir 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 May 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fir Cottage, Ismays Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2020
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Replace existing boundary fence with 1.83m closeboard fence

    Council
    Team 2
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    20/00293/FL
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2016
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1. Pine - front boundary (Ightham Rd) reduce in height by no more than 20%. T2. Spruce Pine- right hand boundary, reduce in height by no more than 20%. T3. Oak rear of garden, reduce crown by 20%. T4. Oak rear boundary (Ismays Rd) left of back gate, reduce crown by 20%. T5. Oak rear boundary (Ismays Rd) right of back gate, reduce crown by 20%. T6. Oak rear boundary (Ismays Rd) second Oak along from back gate, reduce crown by 20%. T7. Oak rear boundary (Ismays Rd) third Oak along from back gate, reduce crown by 20%

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    16/00511/TNCA
    View planning record

What's in Fir Cottage, Ismays Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9BD's planning history?

2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Fir Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£1,456,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£1,442,500

Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 November 2019Most recent

    £1,442,500

    +48.4%over 14 years

  2. 4 November 2005

    £972,000

    +345.9%over 9 years

  3. 22 February 1996

    £218,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 9BD: £600,000 (2022–2013).

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On the street

Versus other Ismays Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Fir Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,086

Street avg £4,635

Strongly above

Floor Area

237 m²

Street avg 152 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 7.9 t/year

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£1.8m

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£720k

1 Common Road, Ightham

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4 bed2 bath
£676k

1 Oldbury Close, Ightham

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£661k

10 Common Road, Ightham

TN15 9DY

3 bed2 bath
£554k

1 Oldbury Hall Cottage, Oldbury Lane, Ightham

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£526k

1 Oldbury Villas, Spring Lane, Ightham

TN15 9DH

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£500k

1 Durlings Orchard, Ightham

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sevenoaks district page.
Full Sevenoaks report

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Ightham Park — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Ightham Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN15 9BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN15 9BD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN15 9BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Fir Cottage, Ismays Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9BD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.