27 The Mead, West Wickham, BR4 0BA
About 27 The Mead
27 The Mead is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.
4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 152 m² it's 19.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 15 EPCs). Last changed hands 8 years ago, in March 2018. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £789,000 is 20.4% above the 2018 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
27 The Mead's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
27 The Mead has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Dec 2023ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
- Agent
- RH Architects
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/04194/PLUD
- Aug 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Single storey rear extension for which Prior Approval was not required under ref: 22/02123/HHPALAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
- Agent
- RH Architects
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02669/PLUD
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 27 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£789,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 17 years.
£655,500
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
7 March 2018Most recent
£655,500
+191.3%over 16 years25 April 2001
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0BA: £660,500 (2022–2021).
Everything we know about 27 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
Price per m²
£4,313
Street avg £4,450
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 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