Orchard End, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DQ

Orchard End is a six-bedroom detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 313 m² (around 3369 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

It hasn't traded since August 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 313 m² the property is well over the postcode median (212 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,792,000 sits 86.7% above the 2010 sale of £960,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 21.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.