Feb 07, 2023 by HM

House prices in Bickley (BR1 2)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in Bickley (BR1 2).

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Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Bickley is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 4, The Glade, Bickley, Bromley, sold for £750,000 on Sep-2023. Given the internal area of 86 square metres, the price per sqm is £8,720.

England & Wales have been officially metric for many decades. However house price per square foot is sometimes prefered by those of sufficiently advanced age. They may want to convert metres on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £5,250-£5,500, £5,500-£5,750, £5,750-£6,000 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 248 sales in Bickley (BR1 2) that took place in the last two years.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

That said, the spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Bickley (BR1 2). Of the 248 transactions, half were sold for between £5,080 and £6,520 per square metre. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £6,520m². For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

For the average, we calculate the 'median' or middle price. The median price per square metre in 'BR1 2' is £5,820. The table below shows how 'BR1 2' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
BR1 1 Bromley	£4,230m2	£5,710m2	£6,280m2
BR1 4 Bromley	£4,690m2	£5,290m2	£5,880m2
BR1 3 Sundridge	£4,750m2	£5,520m2	£6,220m2
BR1 2 Bickley	£5,080m2	£5,820m2	£6,520m2
BR1 5 Bromley	£4,790m2	£5,380m2	£5,890m2

Will Bickley house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the scatter plot below for BR1 2 (Bickley). From this one could infer a range of reasonable possible future price falls or rises. In the chart below, the red dashed line is the house price trend for BR1 2 and the blue dots are the individual property sales that inform this trend.

Disclaimer: The data provided throughout this website about Bickley and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information. Furthermore, I cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. This information is based on sold prices and internal area data provided by Land Registry and other third parties - I do not verify the accuracy of the Bickley data or any other data I am given.

Price map for Bickley

I've just finished coding the map I link to below. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Bickley. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values. I will explain more about the methodology and create a key next week.

House price heatmap for Bickley

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £/m2	Recent sales
Liddon Road, Bickley, BR1 2S	77m2	£5,640	20
Canon Road, Bickley, BR1 2S	75m2	£5,712	20
Southborough Road, Bickley, BR1 2E	167m2	£5,017	19
Nightingale Lane, Bickley, BR1 2S	113m2	£5,593	13
Orchard Road, Bickley, BR1 2T	83m2	£4,337	12
Homesdale Road, Bickley, BR1 2Q	70m2	£5,304	12
Wellsmoor Gardens, Bickley, BR1 2H	104m2	£5,014	11
Park Farm Road, Bickley, BR1 2P	240m2	£5,332	10

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New build activity

Street	Avg size	Avg £/m2	New build sales
Liddon Road, Bickley, BR1 2G	57m2	£6,073	16

Liddon Road, Bickley, BR1 2G has seen 16 new build sales in the last 4 years (average price £328,176). These new build homes typically have an internal area of 57 m2, with an average price of £6,073 m2. This £sqm average is £253 above the average for BR1 2. New builds typically command a £ per sqm premium so this is normal.

Raw data

Our analysis of Bickley is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	m2	£/m2
4, The Glade, Bickley, Bromley	£750,000 Sep-2023	86	8,720
24, Hever Gardens, Bickley, Bromley	£510,000 Sep-2023	104	4,903
2, Sundridge Avenue, Bickley, Bromley	£970,000 Sep-2023	214	4,532

See the entire list of all sales in Bickley (BR1 2) here.