Setters Cottage, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HU
About Setters Cottage
Setters Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Ightham, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 9HU). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£428/sq ft) was about 35.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £825,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at Setters Cottage
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageSingle
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Setters 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Setters Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Apr 2012TelecomsIn report
Installation of green telecommunications cabinet
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00837/TEN
- Jan 2011RenovationFullIn report
Two additional roof lights in North West facing roof slope
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/03180/FL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Setters Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Environmental risk flagged
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Setters Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£893,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 14 years.
£825,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
24 March 2021Most recent
£825,000
+13.8%over 4 years16 June 2016
£725,000
+39.4%over 8 years9 August 2007
£520,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 9HU: £475,000 (2018–2005).
Nearby sales in TN15 9HU
Shelby House, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HU
Sold Jul 2018
£525,0001 Ezel Villas, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HU
Sold Apr 2015
£345,0002 Ezel Villas, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HU
Sold Apr 2003
£205,000Burges House, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HU
Sold Jan 2000
£406,500Wakemans House, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HU
Sold Jul 1996
£117,000
Everything we know about Setters Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Environmental risk flagged

Similar properties nearby
1 Common Road, Ightham
TN15 9DY
1 Spring Lane, Ightham
TN15 9DN
10 Common Road, Ightham
TN15 9DY
1 Oldbury Villas, Spring Lane, Ightham
TN15 9DH
1 Walker Place, Ightham
TN15 9AW
1 Butchers Green, Chapel Row, Ightham
TN15 9AG
1 Chapel View, Chapel Row, Ightham
TN15 9AQ
1 The Bank, The Street, Ightham
TN15 9HE
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Walker Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Ightham Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB