5 Elmlee Close, Chislehurst, BR7 5DU
About 5 Elmlee Close
5 Elmlee Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5DU). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £691,000 is 20.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£551/sq ft) was about 56.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 97 m² it's 26% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 12 EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2019 at £575,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageDetached
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Elmlee Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2019ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the house as existing by 4.0m (beyond the original rear wall by 4.0m), for which the maximum height would be 3.0m (maximum height of proposed and previous extensions 3.0m), and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.0m (maximum eaves height of proposed and previous extensions 3.0m) - (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
- Agent
- AK Architects
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/03485/HHPA
- Aug 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing garage and construction of part one/two storey side/rear extension with lower ground floor entrance, with attached garage to side and replacement of all existing windows.
- Agent
- AK Architects
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/02634/FULL6
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Sales history & valuation
5 Elmlee Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£691,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£575,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 January 2019Most recent
£575,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 5DU: £1,090,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BR7 5DU
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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 Elmlee Close homes
5 Elmlee Close is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£5,928
Street avg £5,614
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
Walden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Red Hill Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB