The Copse, Common Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9DY

The Copse is a detached house in Ightham, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 9DY). It has a recorded floor area of 490 m² (around 5274 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (August 2024) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

Held since March 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 490 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £2,435,000 sits 229.1% above the 2009 sale of £740,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 64.9% below the postcode norm. 14 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.