Southernwood, London Road, Westerham, TN16 1DR
About Southernwood
Southernwood is a five-bedroom detached house in Westerham (TN16 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 341 m² (around 3670 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 235.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £1,225,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Southernwood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Southernwood has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Southernwood was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 19 years.
£1,225,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
16 June 2022Most recent
£1,225,000
+122.7%over 19 years31 January 2003
£550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN16 1DR: £250,000 (2023–2000).
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- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Flyers Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Churchill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.9dB