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4 bed house for sale Lydens Lane, Hever, TN8

Guide price

£1,250,000

Added on 09/10/2026

Type: House
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Size: £379 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band H £5,045 a year

Key features

Period
Detached
Garden
Rural
Chain Free

About this property

Lydens Farm is a delightful Grade II listed farmhouse, rich in character and charm, occupying a picturesque position within the Metropolitan Greenbelt and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Coming to the market for the first time in over 30 years and offered with no onward chain, this much loved family home presents a rare opportunity to acquire a country property with scope for renovation.<br /><br />Approached via a sweeping carriage driveway, the house sits centrally within its level grounds of about 2.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band H £5,045 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,682
Band B

£1,962
Band C

£2,242
Band D

£2,522
Band E

£3,083
Band F

£3,643
Band G

£4,204
Band H

This home: £5,045

This home is in band H, which costs £5,045 a year in Sevenoaks for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Sevenoaks, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£379 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£443 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£321 / sq ft

£379 / sq ft

£546 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£379 per sq ft, below the middle of recent sales in TN8 (£321–£546, 10th–90th percentile, 234 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 234 homes sold in TN8 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in TN8 →

Location

Lydens Lane, Hever, TN8

In the High Weald National Landscape, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Contains Natural England data © Natural England, Open Government Licence v3.

Open map Street View

Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £1,250,000

£620k £1.9m

Deposit10% £125,000

£0 £1.3m

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £1,125,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £250,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
West Lydens Cottage, Lydens Lane Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Feb 2025	n/a	n/a	n/a	£880,000
Holmcroft, Lydens Lane Detached	Detached	Mar 2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,125,000
The Oast House, Lydens Lane Detached	Detached	Mar 2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,450,000
Farm Lodge, Lydens Lane Detached	Detached	Mar 2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,200,000
Farm Lodge, Lydens Lane Detached	Detached	Dec 2014	n/a	n/a	n/a	£890,000
West Lydens Cottage, Lydens Lane Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Apr 2013	n/a	n/a	n/a	£499,999
East Wing, Lydens Barn, Lydens Lane Terraced	Terraced	Feb 2009	n/a	n/a	n/a	£525,000
Lydens Barn West, Lydens Farm, Lydens Lane Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Jan 2009	n/a	n/a	n/a	£565,000