17 Austin Avenue, Bromley, BR2 8AJ
About 17 Austin Avenue
17 Austin Avenue is a two-bedroom detached house in Bromley (BR2 8AJ). 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 (October 2017) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £640,000 is 18.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£677/sq ft) was about 154.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2018 for £539,000.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
17 Austin Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Austin Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Austin Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£640,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£539,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 July 2018Most recent
£539,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 8AJ: £650,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in BR2 8AJ
Everything we know about 17 Austin Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Austin Avenue homes
Price per m² for 17 Austin Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,284
Street avg £3,308
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Southborough Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
London South East Colleges. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB