8 Croft Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0QJ
About 8 Croft Avenue
8 Croft Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1580 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 147 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Last sold in July 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across 2000–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £756,000 is 31.5% above the 2014 sale price.
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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
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Croft Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Croft Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Agent
- PLANS INK LTD
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02256/FULL6
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Croft Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£756,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 14 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
20 July 2014Most recent
£575,000
+79.7%over 5 years29 April 2009
£320,000
+28.3%over 8 years10 August 2000
£249,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0QJ: £690,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in BR4 0QJ
Everything we know about 8 Croft 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 Croft Avenue homes
Floor Area for 8 Croft Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,917
Street avg £4,427
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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.
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
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB