4 Croft Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0QJ
About 4 Croft Avenue
4 Croft Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £661,000 is 17% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£536/sq ft) was about 64.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 98 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 14 EPCs). Sold February 2020 for £565,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Sept 2021Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Hip to gable loft conversion and single storey rear extension LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
- Agent
- Title
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03653/PLUD
- Jul 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m, for which the maximum height would be 3.54m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02802/HHPA
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Sales history & valuation
4 Croft Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£661,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 18 years.
£565,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2020Most recent
£565,000
+73.8%over 13 years6 March 2006
£325,000
+33.2%over 3 years30 July 2002
£244,000
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
On price per m², 4 Croft Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,765
Street avg £4,196
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB