West Cottage, Hosey Common Road, Westerham, TN16 1PP
About West Cottage
West Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Westerham (TN16 1PP). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since December 2004 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £688,000 sits 81.1% above the 2004 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 48.3% below the postcode norm. At 161 m² it's 28.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDetached
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
West Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
West Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
West Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£688,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.6% per year over 9 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 11.6% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2004Most recent
£380,000
+102.1%over 7 years23 October 1997
£188,000
+29.7%over 1 year1 March 1996
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN16 1PP: £522,500 (2020–2014).
Nearby sales in TN16 1PP
Everything we know about West 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 Hosey Common Road homes
On price per m², West Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,360
Street avg £5,174
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
0.1 km
Mapleton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Crockham Hill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB