7 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 9NL
About 7 Copse Avenue
7 Copse Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9NL). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a corner plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 108 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£555/sq ft) was about 74.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2024 for £645,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
7 Copse Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2025RenovationAmendmentIn report
Amendment to planning permission ref 24/04243/FULL6: Number of rear patio doors to be increased to 2 sets of patio doors.
- Agent
- Dellaway Design and Build
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/04243/AMD
- Jan 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Demolition of chimney, single storey rear extension and detached garage. Construction of a two storey side extension and single storey side extension to create garage, single storey rear extension and elevational alterations.
- Agent
- Dellaway Design and Build
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/04243/FULL6
What's in 7 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
7 Copse Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£701,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£645,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 July 2024Most recent
£645,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 9NL: £728,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in BR4 9NL
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Versus other Copse Avenue homes
7 Copse Avenue is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,972
Street avg £3,996
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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