53 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BG
About 53 Wickham Chase
53 Wickham Chase is a semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0BG). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2023 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 145 m² it's 22.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. A recent sale: £935,000 in March 2025. Across 2023–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 30.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£599/sq ft) was about 44.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
53 Wickham Chase ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2025Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
A hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflight and single storey rear extension. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)
- Agent
- McCarron Architects
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/03419/ELUD
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 53 Wickham Chase was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£868,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 30.7% per year over 2 years.
£935,000
Growth on file: 30.7% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2025Most recent
£935,000
+62.6%over 1 year30 May 2023
£575,000
+9.5%31 January 2023
£525,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0BG: £690,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in BR4 0BG
65 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BG
Sold Feb 2025
£655,00047 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BG
Sold Oct 2022
£800,00077 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BG
Sold Mar 2021
£685,00073 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BG
Sold Dec 2020
£690,00069 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BG
Sold Dec 2017
£809,000
Everything we know about 53 Wickham Chase, 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 Wickham Chase homes
Years Held for 53 Wickham Chase lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,448
Street avg £4,980
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.1 km
The Avenue / Goodhart Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hawes Down Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB