1 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NL
About 1 Copse Avenue
1 Copse Avenue is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9NL). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in October 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £809,000 sits 267.7% above the 1999 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 60.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
1 Copse Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Copse Avenue has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2000ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Pitched roof over existing two storey side extension
- Reference
- 00/02129/FULL1
- Jun 2000FullIn report
Gable end roof over existing two storey side extension
- Reference
- 00/01543/FULL1
What's in 1 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Copse Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£809,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 October 1999Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 9NL: £728,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BR4 9NL
Everything we know about 1 Copse Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Copse Avenue homes
On price per m², 1 Copse Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,392
Street avg £4,301
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Broom Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Forest Academy. 27 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
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB