36 Church Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9JJ
About 36 Church Drive
36 Church Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 123 m² it's 20.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 16 EPCs). Across 2013–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £727,000 is 14.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£480/sq ft) was about 70.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2018 for £635,000.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
36 Church Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2017Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Rear dormer, loft conversion with two side roof lightsLAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
- Agent
- Arc3 Architects
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/04073/PLUD
- Oct 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Rear and side dormer extensions
- Agent
- Arc3 Architects
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/04078/FULL6
What's in 36 Church Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9JJ's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
36 Church Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£727,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.5% per year over 4 years.
£635,000
Growth on file: 12.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
14 June 2018Most recent
£635,000
+69.3%over 4 years19 December 2013
£375,000
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
Floor Area for 36 Church Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,163
Street avg £4,922
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 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