Birchwood, Southill Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EE
About Birchwood
Birchwood is a four-bedroom detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5EE). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1264 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 117 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 24 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£767/sq ft) was about 91.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Birchwood's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Birchwood has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Blue Cedar tree in the rear garden - Remove dead branches and hanging branches. Reduce the extended limbs, back to suitable growing points, from a current branch length of 7m, reducing by 2m, leaving a branch length of 5m. T2 Leaning Yew tree growing behind the Blue Cedar tree - Reduce in order to reduce the weight in the crown, from a branch length of 7m, reducing by 3m, leaving a branch length of 4m, to suitable growing points. (The above work to be carried out on the two sides and front of the tree, leaving the growth towards the train-line).
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/03229/TCA
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Alteration to roof to include extension of existing side dormer (south-east facing) at first floor level, and single storey infill extension to rear.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01259/FULL6
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Birchwood valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,003,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.3% per year over 3 years.
£970,000
Growth on file: 15.3% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2016Most recent
£970,000
+61.7%over 3 years4 July 2013
£600,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 5EE: £525,000 (2021–2021).
Nearby sales in BR7 5EE
Hillcroft, Flat 1, Southill Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EE
Sold Sept 2021
£445,000Hillcroft, Flat 4, Southill Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EE
Sold Feb 2021
£525,000Hillcroft, Flat 3, Southill Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EE
Sold Feb 2021
£4,850,000Hillcroft, Flat 2, Southill Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EE
Sold Feb 2021
£525,000Hillcroft, Flat 6, Southill Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5EE
Sold Feb 2021
£512,500
Everything we know about Birchwood, 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 Southill Road homes
Birchwood outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,258
Street avg £4,420
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 195 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
0.2 km
Logs Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bullers Wood School. 28 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB