Garden Cottage, High Street, Brasted, Westerham, TN16 1HU
About Garden Cottage
Garden Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Brasted, Westerham, Westerham (TN16 1HU). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2017 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.
At 224 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,111,000 is 24.1% above the 2018 sale price. Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £895,000.
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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
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Oct 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
works to trees CA
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02630/WTCA
- Dec 2018Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/03034/HOUSE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Garden Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,111,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£895,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 August 2018Most recent
£895,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN16 1HU: £320,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in TN16 1HU
2 Alms Row, High Street, Brasted, Westerham, TN16 1HU
Sold Nov 2024
£305,0008 Alms Row, High Street, Brasted, Westerham, TN16 1HU
Sold Jun 2023
£320,0007 Alms Row, High Street, Brasted, Westerham, TN16 1HU
Sold Apr 2022
£277,000Caxton Cottage, High Street, Brasted, Westerham, TN16 1HU
Sold Apr 2022
£662,000The School House, High Street, Brasted, Westerham, TN16 1HU
Sold Jul 2021
£587,000
Everything we know about Garden 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
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other High Street homes
Price per m² for Garden Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,996
Street avg £5,593
Floor Area
224 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Church Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.4dB