261 Pickhurst Rise, West Wickham, BR4 0AH
About 261 Pickhurst Rise
261 Pickhurst Rise is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Wickham (BR4 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£639/sq ft) was about 70.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £550,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDetached
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear dormer with front rooflights and single storey rear extensionLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
- Agent
- Ideaplan
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01967/PLUD
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 261 Pickhurst Rise
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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 14 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
25 March 2022Most recent
£550,000
+70.5%over 14 years19 December 2007
£322,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0AH: £710,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BR4 0AH
255 Pickhurst Rise, West Wickham, BR4 0AH
Sold Oct 2025
£710,000249 Pickhurst Rise, West Wickham, BR4 0AH
Sold Mar 2025
£695,000259 Pickhurst Rise, West Wickham, BR4 0AH
Sold Dec 2024
£625,000301 Pickhurst Rise, West Wickham, BR4 0AH
Sold Jun 2024
£1,115,000299 Pickhurst Rise, West Wickham, BR4 0AH
Sold Jul 2022
£1,275,000
Everything we know about 261 Pickhurst Rise, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Pickhurst Rise homes
261 Pickhurst Rise is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£6,875
Street avg £5,427
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Pickhurst — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Pickhurst Infant Academy. 27 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
40.3dB