17 Oak Grove, West Wickham, BR4 0QP
About 17 Oak Grove
17 Oak Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0QP). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Across 2001–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £609,000 sits 88.8% above the 2012 sale of £322,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 29.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 101 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Last sold in September 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Nov 2015Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of garage to habitable room and external landscaping to create additional off street parking within garden boundary
- Agent
- The Harvest Partnership
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/04166/FULL6
- Aug 2015Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of garage to habitable room
- Agent
- The Harvest Partnership
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02705/FULL6
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Oak Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£609,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 11 years.
£322,500
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2012Most recent
£322,500
+40.2%over 10 years19 November 2001
£230,000
-6.1%1 July 2001
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0QP: £635,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in BR4 0QP
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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 Oak Grove homes
On floor area, 17 Oak Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,193
Street avg £4,772
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB