Terraced

52 BIRCHWOOD AVENUE

SIDCUP, BEXLEY, GREATER LONDON, DA14 4JU

£470,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Birchwood Avenue	0.1 miles
Train station	Sidcup	0.5 miles
Shop	M&S Simply Food	0.5 miles
Hospital	Livingstone Community Hospitals	4.9 miles
University	University of Greenwich	6.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Last sold

£470,000 Jan 2026

Local average

£377,500 (8 sales)

Street crime

170 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	21/01/2026	£470,000	Terraced	—	£470,000 to March 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
4 BIRCHWOOD AVENUE, SIDCUP, BEXLEY, GREATER LONDON, DA14 4LF	£580,500	17/10/2022	Terraced
81 WREN ROAD, SIDCUP, BEXLEY, GREATER LONDON, DA14 4NE	£600,000	30/09/2022	Terraced
4 THE CHEVENINGS, SIDCUP, BEXLEY, GREATER LONDON, DA14 4LA	£450,000	22/07/2022	Terraced
6 BIRCHWOOD AVENUE, SIDCUP, BEXLEY, GREATER LONDON, DA14 4LF	£450,000	17/12/2021	Terraced

Area average: £520,125 (4 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -5.8%

10y growth 10.8%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Bexley. Series: Terraced. As of March 2026.

1y (index) 2.3%

5y (index) 15.6%

10y (index) 34.5%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Bexley. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,373/mo

Realistic £1,525/mo

Optimistic £1,678/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Bexley.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Outer South East London: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Maisonette, Hatherley Crescent, DA14	£1,600/mo	2	0.35 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Jubilee Way, DA14	£1,500/mo	2	0.37 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Hatherley Road, DA14	£1,600/mo	2	0.4 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Sidcup Hill, DA14	£1,680/mo	2	0.6 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,595/mo (4 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.34%

Max investor price (0.8%) £200,000

Target investor price (1%) £160,000

Gross yield 4.1%

Cost-to-rent ratio 24.5×

Monthly cashflow £-436/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -3.8%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Anti-social behaviour	56
Violence and sexual offences	40
Vehicle crime	15
Criminal damage and arson	14
Public order	12
Other theft	9
Shoplifting	7
Burglary	6
Drugs	5
Other crime	2
Robbery	2
Bicycle theft	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	170

Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Birkbeck Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 29 Jan 2024
Cleeve Park School	Secondary	0.4 miles	Good — 24 Apr 2024
Cleeve Meadow School	Other	0.4 miles	Good — 24 Apr 2024
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School	Secondary	0.4 miles	Good — 25 Jan 2014
Hurstmere School	Secondary	0.4 miles	Requires improvement — 28 Nov 2022

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# 52 BIRCHWOOD AVENUE, SIDCUP, BEXLEY, GREATER LONDON, DA14 4JU

## Property details

- Slug: `5789a8f` (address key hash: `5789a8f8e7d88a8076e6859e7fb202de1960d6f6`)
- Postcode: DA14 4JU
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Last sold: £470,000 Jan 2026
- Local average: £377,500 (8 sales)
- Street crime: 170 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £470,000
- Date: 2026-01-21
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-21 | £470,000 | Terraced | — | £470,000 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-0246-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 52 BIRCHWOOD AVENUE, SIDCUP, BEXLEY, GREATER LONDON, DA14 4JU | £470,000 | 21/01/2026 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 BIRCHWOOD AVENUE, SIDCUP, BEXLEY, GREATER LONDON, DA14 4LF | £580,500 | 17/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 81 WREN ROAD, SIDCUP, BEXLEY, GREATER LONDON, DA14 4NE | £600,000 | 30/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 4 THE CHEVENINGS, SIDCUP, BEXLEY, GREATER LONDON, DA14 4LA | £450,000 | 22/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 6 BIRCHWOOD AVENUE, SIDCUP, BEXLEY, GREATER LONDON, DA14 4LF | £450,000 | 17/12/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £520,125 (4 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -5.8%
- **10y growth:** 10.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Bexley; Terraced series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 34.5%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Bexley). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,373/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,525/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,678/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Outer South East London (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Maisonette, Hatherley Crescent, DA14 | £1,600/mo | 2 | 0.35 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Jubilee Way, DA14 | £1,500/mo | 2 | 0.37 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Hatherley Road, DA14 | £1,600/mo | 2 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Sidcup Hill, DA14 | £1,680/mo | 2 | 0.6 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,595/mo (4 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.34% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £200,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £160,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,600/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 24.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-436/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.8%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Anti-social behaviour | 56 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 40 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **170** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Birkbeck Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 29 Jan 2024 |
| Cleeve Park School | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 24 Apr 2024 |
| Cleeve Meadow School | Other | 0.4 miles | Good — 24 Apr 2024 |
| Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 25 Jan 2014 |
| Hurstmere School | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Requires improvement — 28 Nov 2022 |