160 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BW
About 160 Wickham Chase
160 Wickham Chase is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Wickham (BR4 0BW). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £621,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £699,000 is 12.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 26.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
160 Wickham Chase's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
160 Wickham Chase has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£699,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 18 years.
£621,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
30 October 2020Most recent
£621,000
+24.2%over 5 years19 July 2015
£500,000
31 March 2015
£500,000
+78.6%over 12 years9 December 2002
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0BW: £558,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in BR4 0BW
154 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BW
Sold Mar 2022
£555,000152 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BW
Sold Feb 2022
£690,000138 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BW
Sold Oct 2018
£572,500132 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BW
Sold Oct 2015
£539,000158 Wickham Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0BW
Sold Aug 2015
£445,000
Everything we know about 160 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
Habitable Rooms for 160 Wickham Chase runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,600
Street avg £4,119
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.2 km
The Avenue / Goodhart Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Hawes Down Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB