24 Croft Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0QJ
About 24 Croft Avenue
24 Croft Avenue is a semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1144 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 45). The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 106 m² it's 18.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £616,000 sits 66.5% above the 2014 sale of £370,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in May 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
24 Croft Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
24 Croft Avenue has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed single storey rear extension and double storey side extension.
- Agent
- Design Plans
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/02280/FULL6
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
24 Croft Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£616,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 May 2014Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0QJ: £690,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in BR4 0QJ
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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 Croft Avenue homes
24 Croft Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,480
Street avg £4,481
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
Station Road / High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hawes Down Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB