2 Colin Close, West Wickham, BR4 9JP
About 2 Colin Close
2 Colin Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9JP). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 85 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £430,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 20.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
2 Colin Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Colin Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£452,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 18 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2021Most recent
£430,000
-2.3%over 5 years25 July 2016
£440,000
+26.4%over 1 year21 August 2014
£348,000
+64.2%over 1 year9 July 2013
£212,000
+24.7%over 9 years28 November 2003
£169,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 9JP: £442,500 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in BR4 9JP
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Versus other Colin Close homes
EPC Rating for 2 Colin Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,059
Street avg £5,546
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
Princes Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Wickham Common Primary School. 18 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
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB