74 West Common Road, Bromley, BR2 7BY
About 74 West Common Road
74 West Common Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Bromley (BR2 7BY). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (165 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£529/sq ft) was about 28.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2023 for £1,225,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
74 West Common Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
74 West Common Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jun 2020AnnexConditionsIn report
Removal of condition 2 of permission 05/03149/FULL6 granted for the construction of a detached garage to allow conversion of part of the garage to habitable accommodation for use as a 'granny annexe' ancillary to the host dwelling at No. 74 West Common Road. RETROSPECTIVE
Retrospective- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/03149/RECON
- Feb 2017Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Loft conversion to include rooflights to flank elevations and removal of chimney to flank elevation.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (Proposed)
- Agent
- Real design
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00105/PLUD
What's in 74 West Common Road, Bromley, BR2 7BY's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
£1,229,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 18 years.
£1,225,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
16 April 2023Most recent
£1,225,000
+109.4%over 18 years11 April 2005
£585,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 7BY: £1,175,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BR2 7BY
Burton Pynsent House, Flat 10, West Common Road, Bromley, BR2 7BY
Sold Mar 2024
£1,175,000106 West Common Road, Bromley, BR2 7BY
Sold Dec 2023
£1,150,000Burton Pynsent House, Flat 9, West Common Road, Bromley, BR2 7BY
Sold May 2023
£1,200,000Burton Pynsent House, Flat 4, West Common Road, Bromley, BR2 7BY
Sold Nov 2022
£890,00090 West Common Road, Bromley, BR2 7BY
Sold Aug 2021
£1,363,000
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Versus other West Common Road homes
Years Held for 74 West Common Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,698
Street avg £5,164
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 180 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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
0.3 km
Baston School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hayes School. 19 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
52.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB