Merivale, The Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0DX
About Merivale
Merivale is a semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in May 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £699,000 sits 77% above the 2008 sale of £395,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 24% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 115 m² it's 20.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (144 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Merivale has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2021PorchFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and replacement of front porch
- Agent
- Studio EMP Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03704/FULL6
- Feb 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/03339/FULL6
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£699,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£395,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 May 2008Most recent
£395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0DX: £805,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in BR4 0DX
Everything we know about Merivale, 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 The Avenue homes
CO₂ Emissions for Merivale runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,435
Street avg £4,332
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
0.1 km
The Avenue / Goodhart Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Hawes Down Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB