Conifer Avenue (Round Ash Way)

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Round Ash Way: (1) The Green and 26-30; (2) From Ash Road entrance

Round Ash Way, Oast Way and Conifer Avenue were built in two phases on land that was formerly part of Fairby Grange. All the road names are fairly explanatory, although Round Ash Way has lost the Ash tree which once stood on the southern corner of the green that gives the road its name. I believe the green is not a public land but privately owned by the surrounding houses, with a covenant to leave it open.

Originally the houses were named, but in 1973 the roads were numbered at the request of the residents to make it easier for public services.

Round Ash Way has 26 detached houses, leading to the Primary School, while another dozen detached houses make up Conifer Avenue. However Oast Way is a little different with 6 detached houses and 8 bungalows in pairs joined by their garages.

Round Ash Way: 1844 map (red lines and green numbers) and 1936 map (black and white) superimposed on modern map (colour).

Key to 1844 parcel numbers: 106 (Lower Meadow, formerly part of Plotfield), 107 (Upper Meadow, formerly part of Plotfield), 109 (Long Shaw), 110-111 (Three Acre Field, formerly Little Nutfield), 112 (Orchard, formerly part of Great Nutfield), 113 (Cherry Orchard, formerly part of Great Nutfield)

From the earliest the land that underlies Round Ash Way belonged to Fairby Farm, in the 19th century it was pasture land called Upper Meadow and Lower Meadow. When Alfred Salter bought Fairby and the remaining 13 acres of grounds in 1917, he turned the house into a nursing home for mothers and babies, while the grounds became a nursery too - of trees and flowers to beautify his borough of Bermondsey. According to Fenner Brockway ("The Bermondsey Story") "One of his first actions after Labour secured a majority in 1922 was to present it to the borough council for two purposes: the building and the gardens were to be used to rehabilitate the lives of mothers and children after childbirth or illness, the estate was to be used to grow trees and flowers for the beautification of Bermondsey. Mr W H Johns, the Borough Gardens Superintendent, soon got to work plaing striplings of elms, poplars, planes and acacias in long rows, and within a year they were being transplanted to the streets of Bermondsey". Local people in Bermondsey were also offered bulbs from Fairby to make their own window boxes.

During the last war the land that would become Round Ash Way was mainly growing vegetables, with 2 acres of grassland being ploughed up for the first time in 1941. The War Agricultual Executive was impressed with the management, giving a grade A status.

Conifer Avenue (1) From Round Ash Way (2) From Fairby Lane

When Fairby Grange was being sold by Bermondsey Council, a number of prospective purchasers applied for planning permission to see what the council's attidude would be (applications 54/339 and 55/80), as well as the eventual purchaser - Ron Billings. He applied in 1957 for what would become Round Ash Way, Conifer Avenue and Oast Way (application 57/258). It was a complicated application, with negotiations about mains drainage and the siting of the school to be settled before building could take place. The roads might have looked very different too - a 1961 draft shows 28 houses in Round Ash Way and no "round ash" at all; instead there would have been a grass verge in front of the even numbers. In addition Conifer Avenue would not have carried on to Fairby Lane. The conveyance of the school site for £38,000 (29 November 1963) shows a very different Oast Way, which would have joined Fairby Lane, instead of Conifer Avenue.

The road was built in two phases. Round Ash Way was built 1963-1964, with Conifer Avenue and Oast Way following in phase 2 in 1968-1970. The road surface is concrete slabs rather than tarmacadam. It has proved to be a very durable surface.

Oast Way (1) From Conifer Avenue (2) From Round Ash Way

Statistics about the road

Subject	Details
Length of Roads	Conifer Avenue: 0.11 miles (173m) Oast Way: 0.10 miles (163m) Round Ash Way: 0.21 miles (334m)
KCC Reference:	Conifer Avenue: U14682 (Adopted) Oast Way: U12895 (Adopted) Round Ash Way: U12434 (Adopted)
Acreage: Gross density measured using Magic Map, roads and pavements included.	Conifer Avenue: 1.90 acres (0.77 ha) Oast Way: 2.17 acres (0.88 ha) Round Ash Way: 5.09 acres (2.06 ha)
Houses:	Conifer Avenue: 13 Oast Way: 14 Round Ash Way: 26
Density:	Conifer Avenue: 6.8 houses/acre (20.6 houses/ha) Oast Way: 6.4 houses/acre (15.9 houses/ha) Round Ash Way: 5.1 houses/acre (12.6 houses/ha) (Hartley average 4.9 houses/acre)
Population (2021):	Conifer Avenue: 37 (2011 - 41) Oast Way: 28 (2011 - 26) Round Ash Way: 76 (2011 - 70)
Companies with registered address here (2025):	Conifer Avenue: 1 Oast Way: 0 Round Ash Way: 2 Same numbers in 2013

Information about the houses

Updated 19.6.2025

Explanation:

This is information collected from various sources about the houses, divided as follows:

(1) Description - this has mostly been drawn from sale adverts and observation from the road. Names of properties are included if the road is not numbered or the name appears as well as the number in the offical Royal Mail address. Changes of name and the date, where known, are also included here. Area measurements can be done in a number of ways, so may get differing results.

(2) Building History - the date of construction is sometimes approximate as it is based on the property appearing in the electoral register or the subject of a planning permission etc.

(3) Rates and Council Tax - the rates registers for 1956, 1963 and 1972 are held by Sevenoaks Council. I have included the gross rateable value, that is the amount it was thought the property could be rented out for. For some reason the 1956 valuation is actually what the rental would have been in 1939. The rateable value was then subject to certain statutory deductions and this figure is what people paid rates upon. Council tax was introduced in 1993, the value was (and still is) what it was believed the property would have sold for on 1 April 1991. However significant building works means it can be increased when the property is next sold and this is shown by "improvement indicator".

(4) Sales and Rents - mostly from property adverts and Land Registry records. Of course those based on adverts may not be the price it actually sold for. There are some cases of property valuations for mortgages from Dartford Rural District Council. House price data 1995 to date produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2023. To report an error, go to Change a sales record form.

(5) Site history - this contains a selection of records which demonstrate which farm and field the property stands upon.

I have tried to make sure the information is accurate, but no responsibility can be taken for any errors. If you plan to rely on the information, you should check the source data to be sure. If you spot an error, please let me know via the contact form.

Conifer Avenue (East Side)

1 Conifer Avenue DA3 8BX

2024 Detached House (4 bedroom, 147.2 sq m)

Former Name(s): Four Ways (to 1968)

Building History

1968 First Built. Detached House

Rates and Council Tax

1972 Gross Rateable Value: £469

1993 Council Tax: F (£120-160K)

Sales and Rents

2012 Sale Price: £350000 (9 Mar 2012)

2024 Sale Price: £690000 (5 Dec 2024) Advertised price Annual percentage change since 2012: +5%

Site History

1604 Part of Fairby Farm - Plotfield (7 acres)

1648 Part of Fairby Farm - Seven Acres (7 acres)

1844 Part of Fairby Farm - Lower Meadow (3¼ acres)

3 Conifer Avenue DA3 8BX

2015 Detached House (4 bedroom, 142 sq m including garage)

Former Name(s): Amberley (to 1968)

Building History

1968 First Built

Rates and Council Tax

1972 Gross Rateable Value: £457

1993 Council Tax: F (£120-160K)

Sales and Rents

2015 Sale Price: £495000 (16 Sep 2015) Advertised at £550,000

Site History

1604 Part of Fairby Farm - Great Nutfield

1844 Part of Fairby Farm - Orchard (1½ acres)

5 Conifer Avenue DA3 8BX

2016 Detached House (4 bedroom)

Former Name(s): The Beild (to 1974)

Building History

1968 First Built

Rates and Council Tax

1972 Gross Rateable Value: £457

1993 Council Tax: F (£120-160K) Formerly band G.

Sales and Rents

2010 Sale Price: £430000 (18 Feb 2010)

2016 Sale Price: £500000 (19 Jul 2016) Advertised at £509,995. Previously marketed 8/11/14 for £470,000, and 29/9/15 for £530,000 Annual percentage change since 2010: +2%

Site History

1604 Part of Fairby Farm - Great Nutfield

1844 Part of Fairby Farm - Orchard (1½ acres)

7 Conifer Avenue DA3 8BX

Detached House

Former Name(s): Nova (to 1968)

Building History

1968 First Built

2001 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2001/617 First floor rear extension

Rates and Council Tax

1972 Gross Rateable Value: £457

1993 Council Tax: F (£120-160K) Formerly band G. With improvement indicator (2025)

Sales and Rents

Site History

1604 Part of Fairby Farm - Great Nutfield

1844 Part of Fairby Farm - Cherry Orchard (2½ acres)

9 Conifer Avenue DA3 8BX

Detached House (4 bed)

Former Name(s): White Wings (to 1968)

Building History

1968 First Built

Rates and Council Tax

1972 Gross Rateable Value: £457

1993 Council Tax: F (£120-160K) With improvement indicator (2025)

Sales and Rents

1976 Sale Price: £27000 (17 Dec 1976)

1983 Sale Price: £63000 (9 Jun 1983) Annual percentage change since 1976: +14%

2001 Sale Price: £275000 (21 Sep 2001) Annual percentage change since 1983: +8%

2007 Sale Price: £465000 (6 Nov 2007) Annual percentage change since 2001: +9%

Site History

1604 Part of Fairby Farm - Great Nutfield

1844 Part of Fairby Farm - Cherry Orchard (2½ acres)

11 Conifer Avenue DA3 8BX

Detached House (4 bedroom - 1979)

Former Name(s): Utne (to 1968)

Building History

1968 First Built

Rates and Council Tax

1972 Gross Rateable Value: £457

1993 Council Tax: F (£120-160K)

Sales and Rents

1980 Sale Price: £58000 (14 Oct 1980) Advertised price (Evening Standard) (2/11/79 - £56,000 Maidstone Telegraph)

Site History

1604 Part of Fairby Farm - Great Nutfield

1844 Part of Fairby Farm - Cherry Orchard (2½ acres)

13 Conifer Avenue DA3 8BX

2024 Detached House (4 bedroom, 148.8 sq m + garage 14.7 sq m)

Former Name(s): Drybeck (Plot 28) (to 1968)

Building History

1968 First Built

1969 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1969/243 Erect garage and covered way

Rates and Council Tax

1972 Gross Rateable Value: £457

1993 Council Tax: F (£120-160K)

Sales and Rents

1968 Sale Price: £7850 (24 Jul 1968)

1997 Sale Price: £165000 (9 May 1997) Annual percentage change since 1968: +11%

2006 Sale Price: £370000 (31 Aug 2006) Annual percentage change since 1997: +9%

2011 Sale Price: £395000 (1 Dec 2011) Annual percentage change since 2006: +1%

Site History

1604 Part of Fairby Farm - Great Nutfield

1844 Part of Fairby Farm - Cherry Orchard (2½ acres)

Conifer Avenue (West Side)

2 Conifer Avenue DA3 8BX

Detached House

Former Name(s): Sherwood (to 1964)

Building History

1964 First Built

Rates and Council Tax

1972 Gross Rateable Value: £469

1993 Council Tax: F (£120-160K) Formerly band G. With improvement indicator (2025)

Sales and Rents

Site History

1604 Part of Fairby Farm - Plotfield (7 acres)

1648 Part of Fairby Farm - Seven Acres (7 acres)

1844 Part of Fairby Farm - Lower Meadow (3¼ acres)

4 Conifer Avenue DA3 8BX

Detached House

Former Name(s): Copperfields (to 1970)

Building History

1968 First Built

1974 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1974/Meeting Jan 74 Lounge extension (then called Copperfields)

Rates and Council Tax

1972 Gross Rateable Value: £457

1993 Council Tax: G (£160-320K)

Sales and Rents

2003 Sale Price: £327500 (28 Jan 2003)

Site History

1604 Part of Fairby Farm - Great Nutfield

1844 Part of Fairby Farm - Orchard (1½ acres)

6 Conifer Avenue DA3 8BX

2018 Detached House (4 bedroom, 164.1 sq m + garage 22.9 sq m)

Former Name(s): Holly Hey (to 1970)

Building History

1969 First Built

2002 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2002/2763 Convert existing garage to room, add garage

2019 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2019/1846 Single storey rear extension.

2019 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2019/2910 Single Storey Rear/Side Extension with roof lanterns and alterations to fenestration

Rates and Council Tax

1972 Gross Rateable Value: £457

1993 Council Tax: F (£120-160K) With improvement indicator (2025)

Sales and Rents

2018 Sale Price: £575000 (30 Nov 2018)

Site History

1604 Part of Fairby Farm - Great Nutfield

1844 Part of Fairby Farm - Orchard (1½ acres)

8 Conifer Avenue DA3 8BX

Detached House

Former Name(s): Conifer House (to 1968)

Building History

1968 First Built

1973 Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1973/Meeting Jul 73 (Conifer House) 2 storey extension

1974 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1974/545 CONVERSION OF PART OF INTEGRAL GARAGE TO STUDY AND ERECTION OF FRONT EXTENSION AND PORCH ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY LIVING ROOM EXTENSION AT REAR AND NEW GARAGE/GARDEN STORE AT SIDE

2006 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2006/497 Garage to dining room and through room conversions

2016 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2016/148 Construction of a motor cycle garage.

Rates and Council Tax

1972 Gross Rateable Value: £507

1993 Council Tax: F (£120-160K)

Sales and Rents

1997 Sale Price: £199995 (28 Nov 1997)

Site History

1604 Part of Fairby Farm - Great Nutfield

1844 Part of Fairby Farm - Orchard (1½ acres)

10 Conifer Avenue DA3 8BX

Detached House (4 bed)

Former Name(s): Appleton (to 1968)

Building History

1968 First Built

1978 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1978/901 Attached garage to side, front porch, repositioned driveway

2011 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2011/642 Garage conversion

2015 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2015/1144 Erection of a conservatory to the rear.

2018 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2018/3669 Single storey side extension.

Rates and Council Tax

1972 Gross Rateable Value: £482

1993 Council Tax: F (£120-160K) With improvement indicator (2025)

Sales and Rents

2007 Sale Price: £430000 (24 Aug 2007)

Site History

1604 Part of Fairby Farm - Great Nutfield

1844 Part of Fairby Farm - Orchard (1½ acres)

12 Conifer Avenue DA3 8BX

2021 Detached House (5 bedroom, 222.9 sq m + garage 26.4 sq m)

Former Name(s): Tayga (to 1968)

Building History

1968 First Built

1988 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/2412 First floor side extension.

1998 Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1998/1276 Single storey rear extension

Rates and Council Tax

1972 Gross Rateable Value: £517

2022 Council Tax: G (£160-320K) Formerly band G, then Band F (1993-2022)

Sales and Rents

1968 Sale Price: £7950 (17 May 1968) Based on £79.50 stamp duty being paid

1974 Sale Price: £23500 (8 Mar 1974) Advert £23,000 (Reporter 8/3/74); £23,500 (Kentish Express 19/7/74) Annual percentage change since 1968: +21%

2003 Sale Price: £415000 (4 Dec 2003) Annual percentage change since 1974: +10%

2021 Sale Price: £740000 (24 May 2021) Annual percentage change since 2003: +3%

Site History

1604 Part of Fairby Farm - Great Nutfield

1844 Part of Fairby Farm - Orchard (1½ acres)