The Small House, Willow Grove, Chislehurst, BR7 5BS
About The Small House
The Small House is a semi-detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5BS). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 133 m² it sits well below the postcode median (319 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Small House'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.
- Feb 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
T2 Yew tree - Fell. SUBJECT TO TPO 3070 (28.1.2026)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00488/TPO
- Jan 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Self-seeded Sycamore tree at front of drive - Section fell. T3 Conifer tree at front - Section fell. T4 Fig tree at rear - Section fell. G1 Multiple Holly trees - Section fell.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/05831/TCA
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Small House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£987,000
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 5BS: £1,375,000 (2023–2013).
Everything we know about The Small House, in one report
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 Willow Grove homes
EPC Rating for The Small House lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
10 (G)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 287 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
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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
0.6 km
Chislehurst Sainsbury's — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Red Hill Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB