18 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NL
About 18 Copse Avenue
18 Copse Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9NL). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in June 1996. 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 £851,000 sits 411.1% above the 1996 sale of £166,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 72.6% below the postcode norm. At 172 m² it's 19.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (144 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
18 Copse Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Copse Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
18 Copse Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£851,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£166,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 June 1996Most recent
£166,500
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
Price per m² for 18 Copse Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£968
Street avg £4,329
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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