1 Ash Grove, West Wickham, BR4 0QL
About 1 Ash Grove
1 Ash Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0QL). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£534/sq ft) was about 48.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 127 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (153 m² median across 10 EPCs). Last sale on file: £730,000 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2001ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey rear extension; side and rear dormer extensions
- Reference
- 01/00764/FULL1
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Ash Grove has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£790,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 26 years.
£730,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
6 October 2021Most recent
£730,000
+546.0%over 26 years5 October 1995
£113,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0QL: £825,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in BR4 0QL
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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 Ash Grove homes
Price per m² for 1 Ash Grove runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,748
Street avg £4,995
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
0.2 km
Station Road / High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hawes Down Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB