7 Church Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HP
About 7 Church Road
7 Church Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Shortlands, Bromley, Bromley (BR2 0HP). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. At 136 m² this is the 33rd smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–237 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 43 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£458/sq ft) was about 56.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Sold March 2021 for £671,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
7 Church Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Ash tree - Shave approximately 50cm in length from the side of the tree to remove the pressure it is causing to the fence.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00367/TREE
- Feb 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1 cherry tree in the front garden
- Reference
- 15/00220/TREE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
7 Church Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£701,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 22 years.
£671,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£671,000
+86.9%over 13 years14 June 2007
£359,000
+156.4%over 8 years26 February 1999
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 0HP: £495,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BR2 0HP
Silverdale, Flat E, 20 Church Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HP
Sold Nov 2024
£248,000Silverdale, The Cottage, 20 Church Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HP
Sold Feb 2024
£820,000Flat 1, 14 Church Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HP
Sold Aug 2022
£435,0007b, Church Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HP
Sold Dec 2021
£495,0003c, Church Road, Shortlands, Bromley, BR2 0HP
Sold Nov 2021
£635,000
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Church Road homes
7 Church Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,934
Street avg £4,154
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Church Road (BR2) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Harris Primary Academy Shortlands. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB