8 Acacia Gardens, West Wickham, BR4 9LD
About 8 Acacia Gardens
8 Acacia Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9LD). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£578/sq ft) was about 138.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 111 m² it's 21.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (142 m² median across 6 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £690,000.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
8 Acacia Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2025PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of garage and front porch and construction of part one/two storey side and rear extensions with elevational alterations.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01097/FULL6
What's in 8 Acacia Gardens, West Wickham, BR4 9LD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
8 Acacia Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£721,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£690,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 October 2023Most recent
£690,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 9LD: £647,588 (2020–2007).
Nearby sales in BR4 9LD
5 Acacia Gardens, West Wickham, BR4 9LD
Sold Oct 2020
£686,0004 Acacia Gardens, West Wickham, BR4 9LD
Sold May 2019
£400,0697a, Acacia Gardens, West Wickham, BR4 9LD
Sold Nov 2012
£840,0003 Acacia Gardens, West Wickham, BR4 9LD
Sold Nov 2009
£462,5007 Acacia Gardens, West Wickham, BR4 9LD
Sold Mar 2007
£475,000
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Versus other Acacia Gardens homes
8 Acacia Gardens is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£6,216
Street avg £3,603
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Wickham Court Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Hawes Down Primary School. 25 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
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB