4 Grove Vale, Chislehurst, BR7 5DS
About 4 Grove Vale
4 Grove Vale is a four-bedroom detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5DS). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in March 2005. At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,206,000 sits 221.6% above the 2005 sale of £375,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 50.7% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
4 Grove Vale's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Grove Vale has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2011Garage ConversionOutlineIn report
Conversion of existing garage to provide habitable accommodation CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/03690/PLUD
- Jul 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part one/two storey side and rear extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/02090/FULL6
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Grove Vale's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2005).
£1,206,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 March 2005Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 5DS: £925,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in BR7 5DS
Everything we know about 4 Grove Vale, 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 Grove Vale homes
Price per m² for 4 Grove Vale lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,838
Street avg £5,642
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.4 km
Ingleby Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Red Hill Primary School. 23 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
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB