23 Cottage Avenue, Bromley, BR2 8LQ
About 23 Cottage Avenue
23 Cottage Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bromley (BR2 8LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 843 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in June 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 78 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 sits 442.5% above the 1999 sale of £73,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 72.9% below the postcode norm.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
23 Cottage Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Cottage Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 23 Cottage Avenue
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
23 Cottage Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£73,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 June 1999Most recent
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 8LQ: £380,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BR2 8LQ
Everything we know about 23 Cottage 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 Cottage Avenue homes
On price per m², 23 Cottage Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£932
Street avg £4,592
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Oakley Road / Holy Trinity Ch — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Trinity Church of England Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB