8 High Broom Crescent, West Wickham, BR4 0RG
About 8 High Broom Crescent
8 High Broom Crescent is a detached house in West Wickham (BR4 0RG). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Held since May 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £809,000 sits 285.2% above the 1999 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£108/sq ft) was about 75.7% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 High Broom Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 High Broom Crescent has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Single storey front, side and rear extension (amendment to scheme permitted under ref. 10/03582 including infill between existing and proposed rear extensions)
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/03179/FULL6
- Oct 2011ExtensionAmendmentIn report
AMENDMENT: Infill of space between existing and proposed rear extensions
- Agent
- M J Shackleton MCIAT
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 10/03582/AMD2
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 High Broom Crescent's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£809,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£210,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 May 1999Most recent
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 0RG: £650,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BR4 0RG
34 High Broom Crescent, West Wickham, BR4 0RG
Sold Oct 2025
£615,00032 High Broom Crescent, West Wickham, BR4 0RG
Sold Sept 2024
£592,50012 High Broom Crescent, West Wickham, BR4 0RG
Sold Oct 2023
£650,00030 High Broom Crescent, West Wickham, BR4 0RG
Sold Jun 2022
£825,0009 High Broom Crescent, West Wickham, BR4 0RG
Sold May 2022
£735,000
Everything we know about 8 High Broom Crescent, 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 High Broom Crescent homes
Price per m² for 8 High Broom Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,167
Street avg £5,331
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
South Eden Park Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oak Lodge Primary School. 29 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
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB