Primrose Cottage, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HS
About Primrose Cottage
Primrose Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ightham, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 9HS). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Sold September 2022 for £545,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£473/sq ft) was about 56.4% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Primrose Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Primrose Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£523,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 20 years.
£545,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
23 September 2022Most recent
£545,000
+91.2%over 16 years23 October 2005
£285,000
+9.2%over 1 year7 November 2003
£261,000
+30.5%over 1 year26 May 2002
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 9HS: £680,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in TN15 9HS
Greengarth, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HS
Sold Aug 2023
£735,000Rushmere Court, Freshfield, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HS
Sold Feb 2023
£695,000Friston, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HS
Sold Apr 2022
£680,000Grasmere, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HS
Sold Mar 2021
£620,000Azalea Cottage, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HS
Sold Nov 2020
£480,000
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Versus other Borough Green Road homes
On years held, Primrose Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,093
Street avg £4,170
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB