Vines Gate Lodge, Chart Lane, Brasted Chart, Westerham, TN16 1LR
About Vines Gate Lodge
Vines Gate Lodge is a detached house in Brasted Chart, Westerham, Westerham (TN16 1LR). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since April 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–1996, sale prices on this property compounded at 47.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £744,000 sits 254.3% above the 1996 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 71.4% below the postcode norm. At 130 m² it sits well below the postcode median (233 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Vines Gate Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at Vines Gate Lodge in 2022.
- Dec 2022BasementFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for single storey rear extension and single storey basement.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/03389/HOUSE
- Feb 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construct a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00217/LDCPR
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Vines Gate Lodge
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.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Vines Gate Lodge's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£744,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 47.9% per year over 1 year.
£210,000
Growth on file: 47.9% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
11 April 1996Most recent
£210,000
+47.9%28 November 1995
£142,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN16 1LR: £1,100,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in TN16 1LR
2 Cacketts Cottages, Chart Lane, Brasted Chart, Westerham, TN16 1LR
Sold Jul 2025
£680,000Coldwaters, Chart Lane, Brasted Chart, Westerham, TN16 1LR
Sold Dec 2024
£1,100,000Vines Gate, Chart Lane, Brasted Chart, Westerham, TN16 1LR
Sold Apr 2024
£3,300,000The Orchard House, Chart Lane, Brasted Chart, Westerham, TN16 1LR
Sold May 2017
£940,000Pound Hill, Chart Lane, Brasted Chart, Westerham, TN16 1LR
Sold Aug 2014
£1,250,000
Everything we know about Vines Gate Lodge, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Chart Lane homes
On price per m², Vines Gate Lodge runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,615
Street avg £6,006
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 291 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 11.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Star Cottage — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 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
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB