5 Downs Avenue, Chislehurst, BR7 6HG
About 5 Downs Avenue
5 Downs Avenue is a semi-detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 6HG). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 73).
It hasn't traded since September 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £624,000 sits 149.6% above the 2003 sale of £249,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 27.8% below the postcode norm. At 83 m² it's 29.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
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Planning history
5 Downs Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Downs Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£624,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£249,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 September 2003Most recent
£249,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 6HG: £610,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in BR7 6HG
Everything we know about 5 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
On floor area, 5 Downs Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,011
Street avg £4,909
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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