15 Moorhouse Cottage, Moorhouse Road, Westerham, TN16 2ES
About 15 Moorhouse Cottage
15 Moorhouse Cottage is a semi-detached house in Westerham (TN16 2ES). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Sold April 2022 for £795,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
15 Moorhouse Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2010Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Conversion of garage to habitable room. erection of two-storey front/side extension incorporating new porch. insertion of ground and first floor windows to side and front elevations and roof lights to rear roof slope. formation of hardstanding for two vehicles.
Extension- Reference
- 2009/1543
- Nov 2009Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of garage to habitable room. erection of two storey front/side extension incorporating new porch. insertion of ground and first floor windows to side elevation and roof lights to rear roof slope. formation of hardstanding for two vehicles.
ExtensionPorch- Reference
- 2009/994
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2009.
£816,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 12 years.
£795,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
13 April 2022Most recent
£795,000
+17.8%over 5 years10 April 2017
£675,000
+106.6%over 7 years18 November 2009
£326,721
Median price across the last 1 sales in TN16 2ES: £332,000 (1998–1998).
Nearby sales in TN16 2ES
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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
Versus other Moorhouse Road homes
On floor area, 15 Moorhouse Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 93 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.2 km
The Grasshopper — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Churchill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB