4 Cottage Avenue, Bromley, BR2 8LQ
About 4 Cottage Avenue
4 Cottage Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bromley (BR2 8LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in July 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2007–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 38.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 sits 51.2% above the 2007 sale of £249,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£415/sq ft) was about 31.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 23 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
4 Cottage Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 4 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
4 Cottage Avenue changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 38.9% per year over 1 year.
£249,995
Growth on file: 38.9% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
15 July 2007Most recent
£249,995
+38.9%16 February 2007
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 8LQ: £380,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BR2 8LQ
Everything we know about 4 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Cottage Avenue homes
On epc rating, 4 Cottage Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,464
Street avg £4,438
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 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.
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
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB