17 Cheyne Park Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9LQ
About 17 Cheyne Park Drive
17 Cheyne Park Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 117 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£655/sq ft) was about 70.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £825,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2023ConditionsIn report
Details submitted to discharge conditions in relation to planning permission ref: 23/00213/FULL6 Condition 3: Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00213/CONDIT
- Mar 2023DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Demolition of existing conservatory. Construction of a single storey side extension with roof lantern, internal alterations and elevational alterations to include rendering to front/rear.
- Agent
- Arc3 Architecture
Extension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00213/FULL6
What's in 17 Cheyne Park Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9LQ's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£839,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 16 years.
£825,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
27 July 2022Most recent
£825,000
+83.3%over 16 years7 June 2006
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 9LQ: £715,000 (2021–2019).
Nearby sales in BR4 9LQ
25 Cheyne Park Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9LQ
Sold Apr 2021
£860,00019 Cheyne Park Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9LQ
Sold Dec 2019
£780,00011 Cheyne Park Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9LQ
Sold Dec 2019
£565,00016 Cheyne Park Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9LQ
Sold Aug 2019
£715,0007 Cheyne Park Drive, West Wickham, BR4 9LQ
Sold Aug 2019
£565,000
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Versus other Cheyne Park Drive homes
On years held, 17 Cheyne Park Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,051
Street avg £5,168
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
West Wickham Playing Fields — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Forest Academy. 24 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
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB