2 Briar Lane, West Wickham, BR4 9RA
About 2 Briar Lane
2 Briar Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in West Wickham (BR4 9RA). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
At 193 m² it's 26.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (153 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £958,000 is 12.7% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £850,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Briar Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Briar Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£958,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£850,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 May 2022Most recent
£850,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR4 9RA: £715,000 (2018–2015).
Nearby sales in BR4 9RA
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Versus other Briar Lane homes
On years held, 2 Briar Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,404
Street avg £4,600
Floor Area
193 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Shrublands / Bramble Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Forest Academy. 25 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
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB