23 The Mead, West Wickham, BR4 0BA
About 23 The Mead
23 The Mead is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in September 2014. Across 2006–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £892,000 is 33.3% above the 2014 sale price.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
23 The Mead's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 The Mead has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jan 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Car port, side and rear extension
- Agent
- Design Plans
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/04683/FULL6
- Nov 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/02769/FULL6
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 23 The Mead
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
23 The Mead valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£892,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 8 years.
£669,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
25 September 2014Most recent
£669,000
+61.2%over 7 years8 December 2006
£415,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0BA: £660,500 (2022–2021).
Everything we know about 23 The Mead, 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 The Mead homes
23 The Mead outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,890
Street avg £4,482
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
0.6 km
Station Rd / West Wickham Stn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Hawes Down Primary School. 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
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB