27 Hawes Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0DA
About 27 Hawes Lane
27 Hawes Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0DA). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £536,000 is 13.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£515/sq ft) was about 68.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £471,000.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2021PorchFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Front porch, two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension, Juliet balcony to first floor rear, oriel bay window to ground floor front and four rooflights to side roof slopes
- Agent
- Keith Chandler Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/04707/FULL6
- Nov 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey front, side and rear extensions, single storey rear extension, Juliet balcony to first floor rear and four rooflights to side roof slopes.
- Agent
- Keith Chandler Ltd
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/03500/FULL6
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 27 Hawes Lane
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£536,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£471,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 August 2020Most recent
£471,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0DA: £665,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in BR4 0DA
Everything we know about 27 Hawes Lane, 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 Hawes Lane homes
27 Hawes Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,541
Street avg £3,684
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
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