40 The Mead, West Wickham, BR4 0BB
About 40 The Mead
40 The Mead is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £758,000 is 20.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£496/sq ft) was about 50.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £630,000 in February 2019.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2025Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey side/rear extension, removal of chimney stack and conversion of garage to habitable use
- Agent
- Mitchell Architecture Studio
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01935/FULL6
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
40 The Mead valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£758,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£630,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 February 2019Most recent
£630,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0BB: £802,500 (2024–2019).
Everything we know about 40 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
On co₂ emissions, 40 The Mead stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,339
Street avg £4,106
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 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
0.5 km
Station Road / High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Hawes Down Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB