5 Sylvester Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 5ED
About 5 Sylvester Avenue
5 Sylvester Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5ED). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £975,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£676/sq ft) was about 54.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
5 Sylvester Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2025ConditionsIn report
Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 25/00712/FULL1: Condition No. 3 - External Materials
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00712/CON
- May 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of garage/garden room and erection of part one/two storey side and rear extension with front gable, pitched roofs to first floor front and rear dormers and elevational alterations
- Agent
- Out The Box
Extension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00712/FULL6
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Sylvester Avenue
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Sylvester Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,028,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£975,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 May 2025Most recent
£975,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 5ED: £925,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in BR7 5ED
10 Sylvester Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 5ED
Sold Aug 2025
£920,00011 Sylvester Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 5ED
Sold May 2024
£1,570,0003 Sylvester Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 5ED
Sold Apr 2024
£925,0004 Sylvester Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 5ED
Sold Mar 2021
£820,00013 Sylvester Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 5ED
Sold Feb 2016
£1,210,000
Everything we know about 5 Sylvester Avenue, 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 Sylvester Avenue homes
Price per m² for 5 Sylvester Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,276
Street avg £5,734
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 175 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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
0.3 km
Elmstead Woods — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Bullers Wood School. 28 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
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB