The Copse, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DQ

The Copse is a four-bedroom detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1268 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since April 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,323,000 sits 52.1% above the 2011 sale of £870,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£686/sq ft) was about 90.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 118 m² it sits well below the postcode median (225 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.