Oak House, Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
About Oak House
Oak House is a detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5DD). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2018) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 7 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Oak House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
Planning history at Oak House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T4 Silver Birch in front garden (approx 17m high x 5m crown spread) - Reduce the canopy by 15% - 20% taking no more than 3m off any one branch.SUBJECT TO TPO 1431 (7.1.1998)
- Agent
- Darwin Tree Surgeons
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/04147/TPO
- Nov 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 & T2 Lawson Cypress close to the rear boundary (approx 9m high x 7m crown spread) - Reduce the canopy by about 20%, taking no more than 2m off any one branch. T3 Hawthorne on the lawn (approx 3m high x 2m crown spread) - Thin the canopy by 15%.
- Agent
- Darwin Tree Surgeons
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/04149/TREE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Oak House
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Oak House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,309,000
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 5DD: £1,195,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BR7 5DD
Lake Cottage, Oakwood Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DD
Sold Aug 2025
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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 Oak 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 Oakwood Close homes
Oak House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 198 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB