5 Church Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9JJ
About 5 Church Drive
5 Church Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1371 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £563,000 sits 221.7% above the 2000 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 62.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 127 m² it's 24.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 16 EPCs).
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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
Energy performance
5 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Church Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jan 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part one/two storey side/rear extension
- Reference
- 01/04086/FULL1
- Dec 2001ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part one/two storey side/rear extension
- Reference
- 01/03324/FULL1
What's in 5 Church Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9JJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Church Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£563,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.1% per year over 4 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 12.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
1 February 2000Most recent
£175,000
+63.6%over 4 years10 October 1995
£107,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 9JJ: £544,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BR4 9JJ
Everything we know about 5 Church Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Church Drive homes
On price per m², 5 Church Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,374
Street avg £5,193
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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.
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
53.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB