56 Chatham Avenue, Bromley, BR2 7QD
About 56 Chatham Avenue
56 Chatham Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bromley (BR2 7QD). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £600,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 29.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 20 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £662,000 is 10.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£743/sq ft) was about 106.3% 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
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- GarageDetached
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
A partial demolition application was refused at 56 Chatham Avenue in 2025.
- Jan 2026DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing detached garage and shed. Construction of part one/two storey rear and side extension with rear Juliet balcony and integral garage.
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/05158/HPA
- Sept 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Demolition of detached garage and shed, construction of part one/two storey rear and side extension and elevational alterations.
Extension- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/03603/HPA
What's in 56 Chatham Avenue, Bromley, BR2 7QD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
56 Chatham Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£662,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 18 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
11 June 2025Most recent
£600,000
+73.9%over 17 years19 July 2007
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 7QD: £725,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BR2 7QD
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Versus other Chatham Avenue homes
Price per m² for 56 Chatham Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,000
Street avg £5,507
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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