78 Hawes Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0DQ
About 78 Hawes Lane
78 Hawes Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 100% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £770,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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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
78 Hawes Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2006ExtensionOutlineIn report
Part hipped gable end extensionCERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/03647/PLUD
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 78 Hawes Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£817,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 24 years.
£770,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
22 June 2021Most recent
£770,000
+126.5%over 16 years15 December 2004
£340,000
+149.1%over 7 years23 October 1997
£136,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0DQ: £645,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in BR4 0DQ
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Hawes Lane homes
78 Hawes Lane is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£5,066
Street avg £4,091
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 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
0.4 km
Station Road / High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hawes Down Primary School. 27 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
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB