Mallards, Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
About Mallards
Mallards is a detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5DD). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64).
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in March 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £894,000 sits 138.4% above the 2001 sale of £375,000. At 112 m² it sits well below the postcode median (195 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Mallards'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 2026ExtensionConditionsIn report
Application under S73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 25/04563/HPA (granted for Single storey side/front extension) to allow amendments to design of roof.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/04563/S73A1
- Jan 2026ConditionsIn report
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/04563/HPA: Condition 4 - Traffic Management Plan
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/04563/CON
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£894,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 March 2001Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 5DD: £1,195,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BR7 5DD
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Sold Aug 2025
£535,000Fircroft, Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Sold Dec 2024
£1,500,00018 Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Sold Apr 2022
£1,875,000Leafy Oaks, Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Sold Jun 2021
£1,195,000The Sheiling, Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Sold Apr 2021
£842,000
Everything we know about Mallards, 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 Oakwood Close homes
On floor area, Mallards runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,348
Street avg £5,479
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 201 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Walden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Red Hill Primary School. 26 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
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB