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Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, BR4

South East

£750,000

Listed on 20/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Area
1229 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Set back from Pickhurst Lane, this detached four-bedroom house has two reception rooms, a fitted kitchen, a family bathroom and two separate WCs. The four bedrooms are described as doubles, and the reception rooms provide separate spaces for everyday living and dining or entertaining. A rear garden of approximately 103 feet extends from the house. At the front, a private driveway provides off-street parking and leads to an attached garage. The property also offers scope to extend, subject to the necessary planning permissions and verification of feasibility. Local schools include Pickhurst and Highfield Infant and Junior Schools and Langley Park schools. Bromley town centre, Bromley South Station and local amenities are within reach, with Pickhurst Recreation Ground and Norman Park nearby.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

46out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a clean, usable detached family home with two reception rooms, four double bedrooms and a particularly generous garden of around 103ft, plus a driveway and attached garage. The photographed finishes are dated but serviceable, so the opportunity is to refresh the interiors at a relatively light scale; the established garden also offers scope for a considered tidy-up. The listing mentions possible extension potential, subject to planning permission, but no feasibility is established here.

The main drawback is the price: at £750,000, the asking figure is around 16.6% above the local £/sqf average. With the £6,000–£18,000 refurb range added, the purchase-plus-works cost is also stretched against the local benchmark for this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of the value after renovation. Strong family-home fundamentals and the garden provide appeal, but the numbers make this a low-opportunity buy at the current asking price.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated but clean and usable finishes across the photographed living spaces and bedrooms.
  • Make the most of the approximately 103ft garden and paved patio with selective pruning and a considered outdoor refresh.
  • Four double bedrooms, two reception rooms, driveway and attached garage offer a strong family-home layout.

Key risks

  • At the asking price, adding the stated refurb budget leaves the purchase-and-works total materially above the local benchmark for this floor area.
  • All-in spend is likely to land near £762,000 once the asking price and an estimated £12,000 of refurbishment are combined — roughly 16% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition. Finished value after works is not modelled here.

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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£2,833
Based on a loan of £562,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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