5 Parkgate Cottages, Orpington
5 Parkgate Cottages, Orpington
Description & Estimates
5 Parkgate Cottages, Orpington is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 2,047 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 452 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 5 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 5 Parkgate Cottages, Orpington is £840,920 and its rental estimate is £2,979 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Parkgate Road, Orpington, BR6 falls within the BR6 postal district, in the borough of Sevenoaks.
Our Data Sources
5 Parkgate Cottages, Orpington has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in August 2018 and a single entry in the EPC database dated February 2010.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 5 Parkgate Cottages, Orpington, we estimate a market value of £882,966 and a rental value of £3,128 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £782,056 and £2,770 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 5 Parkgate Cottages, Orpington has seen its estimated sale value drop by £17,145 (2.0%) and its estimated rental value rise by £57 per month (1.9%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.3%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 5 Parkgate Cottages, Orpington as measuring 452 m2.
That makes it the 2nd largest plot in the postcode, where 3 of the 5 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
5 Parkgate Cottages, Orpington has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 11 Feb 2010.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, oil.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 5 Parkgate Cottages, Orpington completed on 13th August 2018 at £488,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 3.2% over the period since August 2018.
- Sold Aug 2018£488,000
- Sold Sep 2010£302,500
- Sold Oct 2004£250,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 5 Parkgate Cottages, Orpington have sold within a radius of 3.0 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 8th March 2024, was 30, Old London Road, Sevenoaks, TN14 7AE, a freehold house which sold for £830,000.
Read more about house prices in BR6.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 19 addresses on Parkgate Road, Orpington, BR6, 5 Parkgate Cottages, Orpington comes out as the 6th largest and the 12th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £197k more expensive than the average property across the BR6 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 2.3kmChelsfield Primary School
- 2.7kmCrockenhill Primary School
- 3.2kmOrion Blenheim
- 3.4kmHarris Academy Orpington
- 3.9kmSt Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
- 3.9kmOrchards Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From 5 Parkgate Cottages, Orpington, the nearest station is Knockholt, 2.6 kilometres away.
- 2.6kmKnockholt
- 3.1kmEynsford
- 3.6kmChelsfield
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
