8 Oak Grove, West Wickham, BR4 0QP
About 8 Oak Grove
8 Oak Grove is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0QP). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £758,000 is 20.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£462/sq ft) was about 53% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
8 Oak Grove'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2018Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey rear/side extension, external and internal alterations and conversion of garage to habitable room. AMENDED DESCRIPTION
- Agent
- Wizarch Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00725/FULL6
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Oak Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£758,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£627,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 May 2017Most recent
£627,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0QP: £635,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in BR4 0QP
Everything we know about 8 Oak Grove, 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 Oak Grove homes
On co₂ emissions, 8 Oak Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,976
Street avg £4,518
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB