5 Hayes Chase, West Wickham, BR4 0HU
About 5 Hayes Chase
5 Hayes Chase is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0HU). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
At 175 m² it's 15.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £900,000 in February 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,016,000 is 12.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£478/sq ft) was about 34.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Energy performance
5 Hayes Chase ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Hayes Chase has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Oct 2013ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.2m, for which the maximum height would be 3.42m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.76m. (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/03281/HHPA
- Aug 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/01678/FULL6
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Hayes Chase has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£1,016,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 20 years.
£900,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
22 February 2019Most recent
£900,000
+59.3%over 5 years26 June 2013
£565,000
+32.3%over 9 years18 December 2003
£427,000
+113.8%over 4 years26 April 1999
£199,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0HU: £750,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in BR4 0HU
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Hayes Chase homes
5 Hayes Chase outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,143
Street avg £5,046
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Pickhurst Lane / Goodhart Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Pickhurst Infant Academy. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB