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Vallette Shire Lane, Orpington, BR6 7EU

Semi-detachedFreehold78 m² · EPC
Last sale£535,000Oct 2023 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Bromley semi-detached prices£565,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC DSep 2022
1MapN ↑119 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

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BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Surface water flooding: Low · Rivers and sea flooding: Very low · Outside coal high-risk area · EPC D

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Price

If it moved with Bromley semi-detached prices

£565,000

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This home’s sale history

Sep 1996 £88,000Nov 2005 £230,000Jan 2006 £245,000Oct 2023 £535,000Sep 1996Oct 2023£535,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Oct 2023£535,000Semi-detachedFreeholdA
Jan 2006£245,000Semi-detachedFreeholdA
Nov 2005£230,000Semi-detachedFreeholdA
Sep 1996£88,000Semi-detachedFreeholdA

Street sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
Beechwood Lodge Shire Lane, Orpington, BR6 7EUOct 2025£1,250,000DetachedFreehold
Vallette Shire Lane, Orpington, BR6 7EUOct 2023£535,000Semi-detachedFreehold
Lower Hook Farmhouse Shire Lane, Orpington, BR6 7HHMay 2023£1,015,000Other propertyFreehold
Pinetree Cottage Shire Lane, Orpington, BR6 7EUMar 2021£610,000Semi-detachedFreehold
Flint Lodge Shire Lane, Orpington, BR6 7JHNov 2017£819,800DetachedFreehold
Pinetree Cottage Shire Lane, Orpington, BR6 7EUMar 2011£250,000Semi-detachedFreehold
Pinetree Cottage Shire Lane, Orpington, BR6 7EUNov 2007£290,000Semi-detachedFreehold
Vallette Shire Lane, Orpington, BR6 7EUJan 2006£245,000Semi-detachedFreehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
Vallette Shire Lane, Orpington, BR6 7EUNov 2005£230,000Semi-detachedFreehold
Beechwood Lodge Shire Lane, Orpington, BR6 7EUApr 1997£307,500DetachedFreehold
Vallette Shire Lane, Orpington, BR6 7EUSep 1996£88,000Semi-detachedFreehold
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The land

Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (3–5% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

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BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Surface water flooding: Low · Rivers and sea flooding: Very low · Outside coal high-risk area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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The building

EPC D

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EPC · Sep 2022

Floor area
78 m²
Potential EPC band
C
Age band
England and Wales: 1950-1966
Walls (certificate wording)
Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof (certificate wording)
Pitched, no insulation (assumed)
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Sep 2022

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%

Full fibre in the local authority: 68.6%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 8 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 71

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    Sources and licences

    Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

    Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

    © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.

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