Peace Cottage, Ship Hill, Tatsfield, Westerham, TN16 2AH
About Peace Cottage
Peace Cottage is a detached house in Tatsfield, Westerham, Westerham (TN16 2AH). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Peace Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Heating controls changed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Peace Cottage has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2003FullIn report
Erection of timber gates to exisitng driveway (maximum height 2m).
- Reference
- 2003/1288
- Aug 2003RenovationFullIn report
Retention of railings & pillars along front boundary.
Retrospective- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 2003/952
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Peace Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£697,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in TN16 2AH: £287,475 (2007–2000).
Nearby sales in TN16 2AH
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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
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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
Maesmaur Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Tatsfield Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB