26 Church Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9JJ
About 26 Church Drive
26 Church Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 755 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2010 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 sits 74.9% above the 2010 sale of £275,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 29% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
26 Church Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Aug 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Church Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
26 Church Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£481,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 December 2010Most recent
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 9JJ: £544,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BR4 9JJ
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Versus other Church Drive homes
On floor area, 26 Church Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,920
Street avg £5,011
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 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
Chestnut Avenue (BR4) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Wickham Common Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB