9 Farm Close, West Wickham, BR4 9JL
About 9 Farm Close
9 Farm Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9JL). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1003 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since March 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 sits 72.2% above the 2011 sale of £338,000. At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
Energy performance
9 Farm Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Dec 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Farm Close has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
First floor side/rear extension
- Agent
- Range Property Consultants
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02099/FULL6
What's in 9 Farm Close, West Wickham, BR4 9JL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 13 years.
£338,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
31 March 2011Most recent
£338,000
+35.2%over 8 years8 August 2002
£249,950
+76.0%over 4 years29 June 1998
£142,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 9JL: £522,500 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in BR4 9JL
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Versus other Farm Close homes
On floor area, 9 Farm Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,627
Street avg £3,112
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Coney Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 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
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB