20 Croydon Road, West Wickham, BR4 9HT
About 20 Croydon Road
20 Croydon Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9HT). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1263 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 117 m² it's 15% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Last sold in September 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 is 36.1% 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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
20 Croydon Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey extension at 20 Croydon Road.
- Jul 2016AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment: Removal of 1 window and 1 roof light
- Agent
- Hoopers Drawing Services
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/04588/AMD
- Feb 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Part one/two storey front/side and rear extension and rear elevational alterations
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/04588/FULL6
What's in 20 Croydon Road, West Wickham, BR4 9HT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
20 Croydon Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£427,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 September 2014Most recent
£427,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 9HT: £625,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in BR4 9HT
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Versus other Croydon Road homes
20 Croydon Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,644
Street avg £4,438
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Glebe Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Hawes Down Primary School. 21 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
54.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB