14 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NL
About 14 Copse Avenue
14 Copse Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9NL). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £795,000 is 22.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 18.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £650,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
14 Copse Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A tree works application was refused at 14 Copse Avenue in 2023.
- Jun 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Alder tree - Reduce height by 2m and cut overhanging branches to the boundary.T2 Alder tree - Reduce height by 2m and cut overhanging branches to the boundary.T3 Silver Birch - Reduce height by 2m and thin by 15%.T4 Douglas Fir - Reduce height by 2m and thin by 15%.SUBJECT TO TPO 419 (30.9.1988)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01418/TPO
- Nov 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Alder - Reduce height by 8m and cut overhanging branches back to the boundary. T2 Alder - Reduce height by 8m and cut overhanging branches back to the boundary. T3 Silver Birch - Reduce height by 8m and thin by 25%. T4 Douglas Fir - Reduce height by 8m and thin by 25%. SUBJECT TO TPO 419 (30.9.1988)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02950/TPO
What's in 14 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NL's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£795,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 18 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
20 March 2020Most recent
£650,000
+109.7%over 17 years29 August 2002
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 9NL: £728,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BR4 9NL
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Versus other Copse Avenue homes
14 Copse Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,140
Street avg £4,118
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 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.
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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