20 Chatham Avenue, Bromley, BR2 7QD
About 20 Chatham Avenue
20 Chatham Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bromley (BR2 7QD). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
A recent sale: £840,000 in February 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 127 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 20 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£614/sq ft) was about 59% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
20 Chatham Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Dec 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Pitched roof on existing single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/03824/FULL6
- Apr 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
First floor side and single storey rear extensions
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00945/FULL6
What's in 20 Chatham Avenue, Bromley, BR2 7QD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Chatham Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£879,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 21 years.
£840,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
25 February 2025Most recent
£840,000
+127.0%over 19 years28 February 2005
£370,000
+34.5%over 12 months5 March 2004
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 7QD: £700,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BR2 7QD
Everything we know about 20 Chatham 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 Chatham Avenue homes
On epc rating, 20 Chatham Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,614
Street avg £5,584
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
Hayes / George Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Hayes Primary School. 25 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
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB