23 Hawes Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0DA
About 23 Hawes Lane
23 Hawes Lane is a mid-terrace house in West Wickham (BR4 0DA). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since December 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Risks
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Trends
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Energy performance
23 Hawes Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Dec 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
23 Hawes Lane 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
23 Hawes Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£425,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0DA: £665,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in BR4 0DA
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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 Hawes Lane homes
On epc rating, 23 Hawes Lane runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
18 (G)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 137 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
Station Rd / West Wickham Stn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hawes Down Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB