49a, High Street, Chislehurst, BR7 5AF
About 49a
49a is an end-of-terrace house in Chislehurst (BR7 5AF). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–131 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 12 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 49a.
- Feb 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension to provide additional accommodation for upper floor flats
- Agent
- Brouard Architects Ltd.
- Reference
- 16/05673/FULL1
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
49a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£229,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 5AF: £396,000 (2024–2014).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other High Street homes
49a is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 80 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chislehurst Sainsbury's — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Orion Mead Road. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB