42 Hayes Wood Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BL
About 42 Hayes Wood Avenue
42 Hayes Wood Avenue is a semi-detached house in Hayes, Bromley, Bromley (BR2 7BL). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Held since December 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £557,000 sits 322% above the 1998 sale of £132,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 42.6% below the postcode norm. At 74 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 10 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
Know exactly what you're buying at 42 Hayes Wood Avenue
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2005ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing rear garage and erection of a single storey rear extension (CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/04762/PLUD
What's in 42 Hayes Wood Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
42 Hayes Wood Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£557,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.3% per year over 3 years.
£132,000
Growth on file: 12.3% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
3 December 1998Most recent
£132,000
+41.9%over 3 years28 November 1995
£93,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 7BL: £480,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in BR2 7BL
28 Hayes Wood Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BL
Sold Jul 2024
£528,00040 Hayes Wood Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BL
Sold Nov 2020
£575,00012 Hayes Wood Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BL
Sold Jan 2016
£470,00046 Hayes Wood Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BL
Sold Aug 2014
£480,0006 Hayes Wood Avenue, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7BL
Sold Oct 2012
£292,500
Everything we know about 42 Hayes Wood Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Hayes Wood Avenue homes
On price per m², 42 Hayes Wood Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,784
Street avg £4,901
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
Hayes Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hayes Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB