78, Lock Chase, SE3 9HA
78 Lock Chase is a 167 m² / 1,798 sq ft semi-detached home in Kidbrooke. It sold for £730,000 in September 2003. Indexed forward to today's value, that sale is roughly £2,036k. Recent local prices imply a broad valuation context of £1,044k to £1,333k based on its internal area. The Land Registry and EPC data was last updated 4 August 2026.
- Sale history
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Date Paid price Annual growth After inflation Sep 2003 £730,000 21.0% 19.2% Jan 1999 £300,000 na na - Internal area
- 167 square metres (1,798 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
- Price per internal area
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This property sold for £4,371 per square metre (£406 per square foot) in Sep 2003. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £12,192 per square metre (£1,133 per square foot) .
Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm Sep 2003 £730,000 £4,371 £2,036,046 £12,192 Jan 1999 £300,000 £1,796 £1,577,505 £9,446 Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 167 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.
- Valuation
- The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £2,036,046. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Kidbrooke are now selling for between £6,250 and £7,980 per square metre (£580 and £741 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 167 m², this implies a valuation between £1,044,000 and £1,333,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Type
- Semi-detached
- Council tax band
- G
- Plot size
- 476 square metres (5,124 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
- Planning ref:
- July 2023 DC/23/132293
- Type:
- Tree and hedge works
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- 78 LOCK CHASE, LONDON,
- Description:
- REAR: ONE Beech (T1) LATERAL REDUCE by 1m on all compass points to previous reduction points, CROWN THIN by 20%, remove the low lateral branch at 3m on SW compass point over neighbour's garden back to main stem. Reason: repeat management to retain within the garden setting, reduce overhang to neighbours rear garden 26 Boones Road. Informative A: the sensitive management of the tree is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, urban forest canopy to mitigate climate change, wellbeing, wildlife and environmental benefits. Informative B: please create habitat log piles, and a linear 'dead hedge' for wildlife and biodiversity with arisings. Informative C: please continue to enhance rear garden urban greening with plants for wildlife and pollinators by planting small trees/shrubs such as Amelanchier, hazel, Cornus mas, crab apple, Witch hazel, Chimonanthus praecox, wayfaring tree, winter flowering cherry (Prunus autumnalis), Magnolia, Tibetan cherry, paperbark maple, Seven-son tree, (Heptacodium miconioides), Stachyurus praecox, Ceanothus arboreus, Harlequin Glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum).
- Planning ref:
- June 2022 DC/22/126724
- Type:
- Outline application - proposal prior to a full application, including assessments and scoping opinions.
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- 78 LOCK CHASE, LONDON,
- Description:
- Certificate Of Lawful Developement (Proposed) in respect of an installation of Solar Panels on the front, rear and side roof slope at 78 Lock Chase, SE3.
- Planning ref:
- January 2021 DC/20/119604
- Type:
- Tree and hedge works
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- 78 LOCK CHASE, LONDON,
- Description:
- FRONT: ONE Silver Birch tree (T1) POLLARDING by 1m back to previous pollarded pointsREAR: ONE Beech tree (T2) POLLARDING by 1m back to previous pollarded points.
- Planning ref:
- August 2019 DC/19/111228
- Type:
- Full and householder planning application
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- 78 LOCK CHASE, LONDON,
- Description:
- Proposed roof extension at 78 Lock Chase, SE3, incorporating the insertion of windows on the rear elevation.
- Summary:
- 14 September 2010 - energy performance certificate grade E
- Certificate:
- View energy certificate on GOV.UK
- Reason for EPC:
- not sale or rental
- Tenure:
- Unknown
- Property type:
- Semi-Detached House , has 7 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1950 to 1966
- Area:
- 167 sqm (1,798 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
- Walls: Cavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed). Roof: Flat, insulated (assumed). Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
78 Lock Chase is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.
- HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £2,036,046.
- Based on an internal area of 167 m² and recent prices in Kidbrooke, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £1,044,000 to £1,333,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.
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