West Lodge, Walden Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5DL
About West Lodge
West Lodge is a detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5DL). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, new windows and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,048,000 is 31% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£614/sq ft) was about 90.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £800,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
West Lodge'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 2021DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory. Construction of a new two-storey rear extension, addition of new windows and a rooflight in existing building and internal alterations.
- Agent
- YARD Architects
ExtensionNew Windows- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/05193/FULL6
- Dec 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 04/04076/FULL6
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for West Lodge has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£1,048,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 23 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
22 July 2020Most recent
£800,000
+109.4%over 18 years17 December 2001
£382,000
+124.7%over 4 years10 July 1997
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 5DL: £750,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BR7 5DL
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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 Walden Road homes
West Lodge is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£6,612
Street avg £5,151
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.3 km
Walden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Elmstead Wood Primary School. 31 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
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB