198 The Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0EB
About 198 The Avenue
198 The Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0EB). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
A recent sale: £620,000 in March 2025. Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£533/sq ft) was about 36.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
198 The Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
198 The Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 198 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
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Sales history & valuation
198 The Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£607,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 18 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
21 March 2025Most recent
£620,000
+72.2%over 17 years12 June 2007
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0EB: £650,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BR4 0EB
Everything we know about 198 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
On years held, 198 The Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,741
Street avg £4,783
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Avenue / West Wickham — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Pickhurst Infant Academy. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB