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1 Dowding Road, Biggin Hill, Westerham, TN16 3BE

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
188 m²
2024 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Dowding Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Dowding Road is a semi-detached house in Biggin Hill, Westerham, Westerham (TN16 3BE). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £651,000 is 41.5% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm. Last sold in March 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Dowding Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Oct 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Dowding Road, Biggin Hill, Westerham, TN16 3BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Dowding Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. Sept 2008
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    08/02865/FULL6
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2005
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Two storey side extension

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    05/00258/FULL6
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Dowding Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£651,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£460,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 March 2013Most recent

    £460,000

    +113.0%over 11 years
  2. 13 September 2001

    £216,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN16 3BE: £560,000 (2022–2005).

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Westerham district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Hawthorne Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Biggin Hill Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN16 3BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN16 3BE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN16 3BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
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75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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