7 Acacia Gardens, West Wickham, BR4 9LD

7 Acacia Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9LD). It has a recorded floor area of 277 m² (around 2982 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe.

Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 277 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at -13.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £922,000 sits 94.1% above the 2007 sale of £475,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 43.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.