38 The Mead, West Wickham, BR4 0BB
About 38 The Mead
38 The Mead is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £706,000 is 37.1% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£412/sq ft) was about 25.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. At 116 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 14 EPCs).
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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.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
38 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2022DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a single storey rear/side extension including removal of chimney stack on rear elevation.
- Agent
- Marienne Pachonick Architects
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02755/FULL6
- May 2022Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Hip to gable roof alteration to incorporate loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
- Agent
- Ideaplan
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01408/PLUD
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 38 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
38 The Mead valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£706,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£515,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 April 2014Most recent
£515,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0BB: £802,500 (2024–2019).
Everything we know about 38 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
38 The Mead is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,440
Street avg £4,175
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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
0.5 km
Station Road / High Street — 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
41.6dB