The Croft, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DQ
About The Croft
The Croft is a five-bedroom detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
12 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£864/sq ft) was about 140.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 186 m² it's 17.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (225 m² median across 13 EPCs). Last sale on file: £1,730,000 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- ParkingYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
The Croft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Mar 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
Laurel bush at front of property - Reduce height by 1.5m and diameter by 1m.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 26/01250/TCA
- Sept 2023Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor side extension and a single storey rear extension, loft conversion with rear dormers and rooflights (Approved 28/11/22 - Ref 22/03635/FULL6) AMENDMENT:- to include insertion of two high level windows to ground floor side elevation
- Agent
- Crofton Design Services Ltd.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02712/FULL6
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Croft has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£1,862,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 22 years.
£1,730,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
13 October 2021Most recent
£1,730,000
+264.2%over 22 years1 July 1999
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 5DQ: £1,215,000 (2022–2013).
Nearby sales in BR7 5DQ
Bratton, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DQ
Sold Sept 2022
£1,900,000Wychling, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DQ
Sold Jun 2016
£1,600,000Shelburne, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DQ
Sold Dec 2014
£1,160,500Woodlands, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DQ
Sold Jul 2014
£1,215,000Woodside, Yester Park, Chislehurst, BR7 5DQ
Sold Nov 2013
£862,500
Everything we know about The Croft, 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 Yester Park homes
The Croft outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,301
Street avg £4,758
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 230 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 9.7 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
0.5 km
Elmstead Woods — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Bullers Wood School. 27 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
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB