Sold STC Detached

Oakwood House

SCHOOL LANE, SEVENOAKS, WEST KINGSDOWN, KENT TN15 6AW

5 baths 826 m² Listed 28 Apr 2023 (-1192d)

£2,500,000

Guide Price

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

826 m²

Council tax band

H

EPC rating

D

Last sold

£2,295,000 Dec 2023

Price per m²

£3,027/m²

Local average

£1,025,962 (+143.7%)

Deprivation

Decile 5 (15,329 of 33,755)

Street crime

4 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

  • Substantial 8,500 sq ft country residence
  • Main house 6 bedrooms
  • Generous office with bespoke furniture
  • Self contained apartment & triple garage
  • Plot approaching 14.3 acres
  • Indoor swimming pool complex with sauna & steam room
  • Gated Entrance with electrically operated gates

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

SOLD VIA FINE & COUNTRY

GUIDE PRICE £2,500,000 - £2,600,000.
Oakwood House is an impressive imposing country property set within established park-like grounds providing a high degree of privacy and seclusion. Internally, the house is well presented throughout with well-proportioned accommodation providing both formal and informal living. The property has a superb indoor pool complex and a self-contained apartment above the triple garage. The delightful gardens and grounds are a particular feature and in total the area amounts to about 14.3 acres. The property is approached by electrically operated wrought iron gates with an entry system which provides access to the long gravel driveway flanked by lawn, mature trees and shrubs, culminating at the front of the house. The property has fantastic transport links into London and the South East and is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Listed by

North West Kent

Clifton & Co Estate Agents

Reference: 134258186

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 19/06/2014

Expiry date: 18/06/2024 (expired)

Current heating cost: £6,467/year

Potential heating cost: £4,773/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,300

Recommendations

  • Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
  • Floor insulation (£800 - £1,200)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£200)
  • Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£9,000 - £14,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan

Floorplan

EPC Graphs

EPC Rating Graph

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Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 08/12/2023 (2 years ago) £2,295,000 —

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address Price Date Type
VINDOLANDA THE GROVE, WEST KINGSDOWN, SEVENOAKS, KENT, TN15 6JJ £315,000 06/11/2025 Detached
WINDY-COT THE GROVE, WEST KINGSDOWN, SEVENOAKS, KENT, TN15 6JJ £535,000 15/11/2023 Detached
Same street ROSEWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL LANE, WEST KINGSDOWN, SEVENOAKS, KENT, TN15 6AW £750,000 04/11/2022 Detached

Street average: £750,000 (1 sale)

Area average: £425,000 (2 sales)

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 11.8%
10y growth -8.4%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Sevenoaks. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 2.9%
5y (index) 19.9%
10y (index) 34.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Sevenoaks. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,618/mo
Realistic £1,798/mo
Optimistic £1,978/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Sevenoaks.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for High Weald: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Location

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Address

School Lane

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop The Grove 0.2 miles
Bus stop Millview Park 0.4 miles
Shop Betsy's Hair Salon 0.6 miles
Shop West Kingsdown Mini Market 0.6 miles
Train station Kemsing 2.6 miles
Train station Otford 3.2 miles
Hospital Sevenoaks Hospital 4.3 miles
Hospital Cygnet Hospital Godden Green 4.6 miles
University University of Greenwich 7.4 miles
University Tonbridge Adult Education Centre 9.8 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 2
Other crime 1
Vehicle crime 1
Total incidents 4

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Good — 9 Dec 2018
Birtley House Independent School Other 1.0 miles Good — 11 Dec 2022
Kemsing Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Good — 4 Sep 2013
St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Good — 8 Feb 2023
St Michael's Prep School Other 2.6 miles — (No rating)

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Mobile Home, James Avenue, TN15 £995/mo 2 1.04 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £995/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.04%
Max investor price (0.8%) £124,375
Target investor price (1%) £99,500
Gross yield 0.5%
Cost-to-rent ratio 209.4×
Monthly cashflow £-8,975/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -14.9%
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

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