2 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NL
About 2 Copse Avenue
2 Copse Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9NL). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 171 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (144 m² median across 16 EPCs). Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 38.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £835,000 in November 2020.
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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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Copse Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Feb 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
G1 2 x Lawson cypress trees in rear garden - Reduce both trees in height by up to 1m to previous reduction level. Trim in all remaining sides of both trees by up to 2m but keeping green and live growth throughout. SUBJECT TO TPO 419 (30.9.1988)
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/05811/TPO
- Aug 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/02529/FULL6
What's in 2 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NL's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Copse Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£795,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 16 years.
£835,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
6 November 2020Most recent
£835,000
+72.2%over 13 years11 September 2007
£485,000
+67.2%over 3 years18 August 2004
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 9NL: £700,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BR4 9NL
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Versus other Copse Avenue homes
On epc rating, 2 Copse Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,883
Street avg £4,068
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 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.
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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