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1 The Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0DX

Extendable4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
219 m²
2357 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 The Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 The Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in October 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (143 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,036,000 sits 290.9% above the 1999 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 73.2% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff street
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Heating systemAir source
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 The Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 The Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 The Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. Apr 2024
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Roof alterations to include increased roof height to provide a habitable loft extension with 4 Velux rooflights, enlarge patio door to the ground floor rear extension.

    Agent
    Ideaplan
    Extension
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    24/00428/FULL6
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2022
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Front of property

    Construction of an open porch to the front elevation

    Agent
    App Architecture
    Extension
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    21/05566/FULL6
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 The Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£1,036,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1999)

£265,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 October 1999Most recent

    £265,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0DX: £805,000 (2025–2017).

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On the street

Versus other The Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 The Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,210

Street avg £4,579

Strongly below

Floor Area

219 m²

Street avg 150 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the West Wickham district page.

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

0.6 km

Hawes Down Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BR4 0DX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BR4 0DX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BR4 0DX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 The Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0DX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.