19 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NL
About 19 Copse Avenue
19 Copse Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9NL). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 102 m² it sits well below the postcode median (149 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£665/sq ft) was about 109.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £730,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Front porch/two storey side extension and a single storey rear extension together with roof alterations (RETROSPECTIVE)
- Agent
- PLANS BY PARK LTD
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00116/FULL6
- Feb 2023Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer including Juliet balcony and three front roof lights LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
- Agent
- PLANS BY PARK LTD
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/04179/PLUD
What's in 19 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£734,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£730,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 November 2022Most recent
£730,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 9NL: £700,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BR4 9NL
Everything we know about 19 Copse Avenue, in one report
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Versus other Copse Avenue homes
Price per m² for 19 Copse Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,157
Street avg £3,917
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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