7 Church Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9JJ
About 7 Church Drive
7 Church Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £798,000 is 19.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 61% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
7 Church Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Church Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2014Garage ConversionFullIn report
Roof alterations from flat roof to pitched and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/02538/FULL6
- Nov 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/03478/FULL6
What's in 7 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
Latest sale on 7 Church Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£798,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£670,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 August 2017Most recent
£670,000
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 7 Church Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,891
Street avg £4,942
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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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