12 Downs Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6HG
About 12 Downs Avenue
12 Downs Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 6HG). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £645,000 is 32.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 15.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (August 2015).
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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
Outside
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Giant Redwood on left hand boundary of rear garden - Reduce one limb back into shape of lower canopy. SUBJECT TO TPO 1654 (1.12.1999)
- Agent
- Trees Uk
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/04701/TPO
- Sept 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1- 1 x Large Redwood located in rear garden - Lift lower canopy to 5m and thin canopy by 15%. SUBJECT TO TPO 1654
- Agent
- Trees-Uk
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/03714/TPO
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 12 Downs Avenue
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12 Downs Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£645,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£487,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 August 2015Most recent
£487,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 6HG: £610,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in BR7 6HG
Everything we know about 12 Downs 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 Downs Avenue homes
Years Held for 12 Downs Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,599
Street avg £4,776
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
St Keverne Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Elmstead Wood Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB