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Friston, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HS

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
152 m²
1636 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 24
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Friston

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

Friston is a detached house in Ightham, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 9HS). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump.

At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £757,000 is 11.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 43.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £680,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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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.

Friston sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F24
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
16.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Friston, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Nov 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey

    Single storey rear extension, two storey side extension, first floor extension incorporating rooms in the roof and double garage

    Council
    Team 2
    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    22/02060/FL
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What's in Friston, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HS's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

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On the street

Versus other Borough Green Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Friston lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,474

Street avg £4,205

Above

Floor Area

152 m²

Street avg 125 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

16.0 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Strongly below
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.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Walker Place — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Ightham Primary School. 5 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 9HS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN15 9HS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN15 9HS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.0dB

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

Common questions

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