78 The Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0DZ
About 78 The Avenue
78 The Avenue is a semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in November 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £834,000 sits 234.3% above the 1999 sale of £249,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 63.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 176 m² it's 26.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 10 EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at 78 The Avenue
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
78 The Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2022DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of new ground floor rear extension
- Agent
- ARQIS Studio Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02139/FULL6
- Sept 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/02312/FULL6
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 78 The Avenue
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
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
78 The Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£834,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£249,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 November 1999Most recent
£249,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0DZ: £680,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in BR4 0DZ
Everything we know about 78 The Avenue, 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
Price per m² for 78 The Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,418
Street avg £4,628
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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. 27 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB