The Lodge, Beaverwood Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6HF

The Lodge is a four-bedroom detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 6HF). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £956,000 sits 80.4% above the 2007 sale of £530,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 29.3% below the postcode norm. 15 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.