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About the Road

Merton Avenue is a road in two parts in the north part of Hartley. The major part is off Ash Road (Hoselands Hill), but 6 houses are accessed from Hawthorns. It has a mixture of houses and bungalows of differing dates and styles.

Hartley Kent: Merton Avenue looking east
Merton Avenue looking east

The road was created in about 1905, following the acquisition of the land by a firm of London estate agents called Payne Trapps & Co.  No-one is really sure where the name came from.  Originally the road was much longer as it ran across what is now the Wellfield Estate to Woodland Avenue.  Very few houses were built after the plots were sold and most of the land became derilict, in 1939 only three houses existed here - Nil Desperandum (1921, rebuilt 1934, Crawden Bank (1927), Somerleyton (1932-2005), and View Point (1935-1984). In both wars the other land was requisitioned to be ploughed up for food production.

Hartley Kent: Payne and Trapps estate plan overlaid on modern map
Payne and Trapps estate plan overlaid on modern map

The first recorded inhabitant was Mr W E Barlow (1869-1952) and his family in 1921. They had been made homeless from their house in south-east London, but were the owners of a plot of land here. The council found he, his wife and 4 children aged 4 months to 7 years were living in a single tent. Mr Barlow had erected a rough earth closet for sewage and was getting water from nearby premises. Faced with council orders to evict him, Mr Barlow started building a chalk and flint house himself in 1922. The council said (1924) it was totally unfit for human habitation, as 2 adults and 5 children had only 2 rooms between them and they had to go 200 yards to get water. However Mr Barlow clung on. He was still there in 1928 when the council got a court order for him to leave his house. Mr Barlow ostensibly moved into a caravan next to the house but the council was convinced he was really still living in the house. In 1930 the Council's inspector visited to investigate a new shed on the land but was driven off by Mrs Barlow who was brandishing a pitchfork.  Finally he completed a house the council approved of in 1934. Not for nothing did he call it 'Nil Desperandum' (='Don't despair')!

Hartley Kent: Nil Deperandum, Merton Avenue
Nil Deperandum, Merton Avenue (taken in 2007 before extension in 2014)

A couple of caravans appeared at Merton Avenue in 1941, but the council quickly got them removed under the Public Health Act.

After the war Merton Avenue was nominated by the parish council as a site for Hartley's first council houses and Dartford Rural District Council compulsorily purchased the land in 1947. They built six semi-detached pre-fabricated Airey Houses in about 1948 - 1&3, 7&9 and 11&13. Numbers 11 and 13 still have their original look but 7 and 9 were demolished and replaced in 2001. I think 1 and 3 may have been refaced.

Hartley Kent: 11-13 Merton Avenue
Airey Houses at 11-13 Merton Avenue

Merton Avenue is now divided in two by an earth bund. This came about because of the development of the Wellfield Estate, which meant extra traffic along Merton Avenue. As an unadopted road this meant that the extra costs of maintenance fell upon the people who lived there. During 1970s there were plans for either Kent County Council or Sevenoaks Council to pay for it to be made up and adopted. The residents association objected to the £27,000 price tag that KCC were threatening to charge them . However according to newspaper reports, as soon as KCC realised that Sevenoaks would be the main beneficary, they said the council should pay, Sevenoaks didn't want to so the plans fell through in 1978. The following year Sevenoaks Council said they had no plans to stop through traffic. Shortly after the residents took matters into their own hands by building an earth bund across the road, apparently Sevenoaks council removed it only for the residents to put it back again with a mechanical digger. And that's the situation today; presumably the council discovered that there was little they could do legally, as the road was never a public right of way.

Hartley Kent: 25-35 Merton Avenue
Earth Bund and 25-35 Merton Avenue

On the south side are two cul-de-sac roads. Fortuna Close was built on the former house of that name. While adjoining it, Wild Barfield made way for Merryfields Close in 1995.

Hartley Kent: Fortuna Close Hartley Kent: Merryfields Close
(L) Fortuna Close (R) Merryfields Close

Statistics about the Roads



ItemDetails
KCC Ref
Length of Road
P6198 (Private Street - Ash Road to bund) - 0.11 miles / 175m
U23366 (Bund to Northfield) - 0.01 miles / 24m
Area (measured using MagicMap)Merton Avenue - 3.9 acres / 1.6 hectares
Fortuna Close - 0.7 acres / 0.3 hectares
Merryfields Close - 0.8 acres / 0.3 hectares
HousesMerton Avenue - 31
(7 detached houses, 1 detached chalet bungalow, 1 detached bungalow, 8 semi-detached houses, 2 semi-detached chalet bungalows, 2 semi-detached bungalows, 6 terraced houses, 4 flats)
Fortuna Close - 5 (all detached houses)
Merryfields Close - 5 (all detached houses)
Housing DensityMerton Avenue - 7.9 units per acre / 19.4 units per hectare
Fortuna Close - 7.1 units per acre / 16.7 units per hectare
Merryfields Close - 6.3 units per acre / 16.7 units per hectare
Population (2011)Merton Avenue - 61
Fortuna Close - 17
Merryfields Close - 14
OS Grid Ref560547 N
168464 E
Latitude
Longitude
51.3925 N
0.306219 E
Average Energy Consumption
(per household per year)
Merton Avenue
Electricity 3,639 KWh; Gas 16,369 KWh; Total 20,007 KWh
Fortuna Close
Electricity 4,279 KWh; Gas 18,692 KWh; Total 22,971 KWh
Merryfields Close
Electricity 4,647 KWh; Gas 19,247 KWh; Total 23,894 KWh

Contains public  sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.  Contains OS data © Crown copyright and  database right [2021]
   Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government  Licence v.3.0


Information about the houses
Explanation:

Date of Construction is sometimes approximate. Plot histories include the ancient farms and fields.
(1) Planning Permissions include the reference number, so more details can be seen at Sevenoaks Council. My records are not complete and I have not included refused or withdrawn applications.
(2) Rateable value - Sevenoaks council have the rating books for 1956, 1963 and 1972.  The gross rateable value is an estimate of the annual rental of the property.  For some reason the 1956 rateable value was what the rent would have been in 1939.  
(3) Council tax is based on what the Valuation Office thought the property would have sold for in 1993. It is divided into 8 value bands.
(4) House price data 1995 to date produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2021. To report an error, go to Change a sales record form.


Information about the Roads
Updated 1.5.23

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.

(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.


Fortuna Close



1 Fortuna Close DA3 7DR

Detached House

Building History

1995  First Built

1987  Planning Application: (NOT KNOWN) 1987/1004 ERECTION OF FIVE DETACHED HOUSES AND GARAGE WITH ACCESS ROAD

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/38 Erection of 3 no detached dwellings with garage.

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/2560 Erection of five detached dwellings with garages involving construction of new access road,as amended by letter andrevised drawings received 29th March,7th July 1989 and 27th Nov 1989.

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: G (£160-320K)  

Sales and Rents

1995  Sale Price: £170000 (7 Jun 1995)    

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plots 149-150 Fawkham Park Estate



2 Fortuna Close DA3 7DR

Detached House

Building History

1993  First Built

1987  Planning Application: (NOT KNOWN) 1987/1004 ERECTION OF FIVE DETACHED HOUSES AND GARAGE WITH ACCESS ROAD

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/38 Erection of 3 no detached dwellings with garage.

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/2560 Erection of five detached dwellings with garages involving construction of new access road,as amended by letter andrevised drawings received 29th March,7th July 1989 and 27th Nov 1989.

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: G (£160-320K)  

Sales and Rents

1997  Sale Price: £180000 (28 Jun 1997)    

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plots 149-150 Fawkham Park Estate



3 Fortuna Close DA3 7DR

Detached House

Building History

1993  First Built

1987  Planning Application: (NOT KNOWN) 1987/1004 ERECTION OF FIVE DETACHED HOUSES AND GARAGE WITH ACCESS ROAD

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/38 Erection of 3 no detached dwellings with garage.

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/2560 Erection of five detached dwellings with garages involving construction of new access road,as amended by letter andrevised drawings received 29th March,7th July 1989 and 27th Nov 1989.

1992  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1992/30 Erection of new detached dwelling (plot 3) -amendment to previously approved application SE/88/2560

1994  Planning Application: (N/A) 1994/1782 Single storey extension

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/1782 Single storey extension.

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: G (£160-320K)  

Sales and Rents

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plots 146-148 Fawkham Park Estate



4 (Aspasia) Fortuna Close DA3 7DR

Detached House (5 bedroom)

Building History

1994  First Built

1987  Planning Application: (NOT KNOWN) 1987/1004 ERECTION OF FIVE DETACHED HOUSES AND GARAGE WITH ACCESS ROAD

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/38 Erection of 3 no detached dwellings with garage.

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/2560 Erection of five detached dwellings with garages involving construction of new access road,as amended by letter andrevised drawings received 29th March,7th July 1989 and 27th Nov 1989.

2016  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 2016/953 Erection of a single storey side extension. Alterations to fenestration.

2016  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2016/1966 Erection of a single storey side extension (completed 16/6/2017)

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: G (£160-320K)  

Sales and Rents

2004  Sale Price: £375000 (8 Mar 2004)    

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plots 145-146 Fawkham Park Estate



5 Fortuna Close DA3 7DR

Detached House

Building History

1995  First Built

1987  Planning Application: (NOT KNOWN) 1987/1004 ERECTION OF FIVE DETACHED HOUSES AND GARAGE WITH ACCESS ROAD

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/38 Erection of 3 no detached dwellings with garage.

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/2560 Erection of five detached dwellings with garages involving construction of new access road,as amended by letter andrevised drawings received 29th March,7th July 1989 and 27th Nov 1989.

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: G (£160-320K)  

Sales and Rents

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plots 145-146 Fawkham Park Estate


Merryfields Close



1 Merryfields Close DA3 7HW

Detached House

Building History

1995  First Built

1972  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1972/414 Demolish Wild Barfield, build 8 houses

1984  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1984/1054 Erect 8 houses and garages

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/1180 Laying of foul drain across site

1991  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1991/291 Erection of 12 no semi-detached dwellings with garages andassociated works

1991  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1991/1781 Demolish Wild Barfield, replace with 5 detached houses

1991  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1991/1781 Erection of 5 no detached houses with garages and estate road,as amended by letters and revised drawings received13.1.92,29.1.92,27.2.92.

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/197 Change house types on plots 1-4

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/197 Change of house types on plots 1 to 5 relative to planningpermission SE/91/1781 as amended by drawings accompanyingletter received 10/3/94.E`

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/749 Details of external finishes, landscaping and road constructions pursuant to conditions 2,3,5 and 6 of planning permission SE/94/0197.

1995  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1995/1883 Retention of fence.

1996  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1996/572 Revised application for retention of fence.

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: G (£160-320K)  

Sales and Rents

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plots 152-155 Fawkham Park Estate



2 Merryfields Close DA3 7HW

Detached House (4 bedrooms)

Building History

1995  First Built

1972  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1972/414 Demolish Wild Barfield, build 8 houses

1984  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1984/1054 Erect 8 houses and garages

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/1180 Laying of foul drain across site

1991  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1991/291 Erection of 12 no semi-detached dwellings with garages andassociated works

1991  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1991/1781 Demolish Wild Barfield, replace with 5 detached houses

1991  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1991/1781 Erection of 5 no detached houses with garages and estate road,as amended by letters and revised drawings received13.1.92,29.1.92,27.2.92.

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/197 Change house types on plots 1-4

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/197 Change of house types on plots 1 to 5 relative to planningpermission SE/91/1781 as amended by drawings accompanyingletter received 10/3/94.E`

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/749 Details of external finishes, landscaping and road constructions pursuant to conditions 2,3,5 and 6 of planning permission SE/94/0197.

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: G (£160-320K)  

Sales and Rents

2001  Sale Price: £287000 (31 Jul 2001)    

2004  Sale Price: £333500 (29 Jan 2004)    Annual percentage change since 2001: +6%

2019  Sale Price: £550000 (30 Aug 2019)    Annual percentage change since 2004: +3%

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plots 152-155 Fawkham Park Estate



3 Merryfields Close DA3 7HW

Detached House

Building History

1995  First Built

1972  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1972/414 Demolish Wild Barfield, build 8 houses

1984  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1984/1054 Erect 8 houses and garages

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/1180 Laying of foul drain across site

1991  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1991/291 Erection of 12 no semi-detached dwellings with garages andassociated works

1991  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1991/1781 Demolish Wild Barfield, replace with 5 detached houses

1991  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1991/1781 Erection of 5 no detached houses with garages and estate road,as amended by letters and revised drawings received13.1.92,29.1.92,27.2.92.

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/197 Change house types on plots 1-4

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/197 Change of house types on plots 1 to 5 relative to planningpermission SE/91/1781 as amended by drawings accompanyingletter received 10/3/94.E`

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/749 Details of external finishes, landscaping and road constructions pursuant to conditions 2,3,5 and 6 of planning permission SE/94/0197.

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: G (£160-320K)  

Sales and Rents

1999  Sale Price: £187000 (3 Sep 1999)    

2020  Sale Price: £540000 (19 Jun 2020)  Marketed Feb 20 at £545,000  Annual percentage change since 1999: +5%

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plots 152-155 Fawkham Park Estate



4 Merryfields Close DA3 7HW

Detached House

Building History

1995  First Built

1972  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1972/414 Demolish Wild Barfield, build 8 houses

1984  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1984/1054 Erect 8 houses and garages

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/1180 Laying of foul drain across site

1991  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1991/291 Erection of 12 no semi-detached dwellings with garages andassociated works

1991  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1991/1781 Demolish Wild Barfield, replace with 5 detached houses

1991  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1991/1781 Erection of 5 no detached houses with garages and estate road,as amended by letters and revised drawings received13.1.92,29.1.92,27.2.92.

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/197 Change house types on plots 1-4

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/197 Change of house types on plots 1 to 5 relative to planningpermission SE/91/1781 as amended by drawings accompanyingletter received 10/3/94.E`

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/749 Details of external finishes, landscaping and road constructions pursuant to conditions 2,3,5 and 6 of planning permission SE/94/0197.

2021  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2021/3801 Demolition of a conservatory and construction of a single storey rear extension.

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: G (£160-320K)  

Sales and Rents

2017  Sale Price: £575000 (31 Jul 2017)    

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plots 152-155 Fawkham Park Estate



5 Merryfields Close DA3 7HW

Detached House (4 bedrooms)

Building History

1995  First Built

1972  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1972/414 Demolish Wild Barfield, build 8 houses

1984  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1984/1054 Erect 8 houses and garages

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/1180 Laying of foul drain across site

1991  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1991/291 Erection of 12 no semi-detached dwellings with garages andassociated works

1991  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1991/1781 Demolish Wild Barfield, replace with 5 detached houses

1991  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1991/1781 Erection of 5 no detached houses with garages and estate road,as amended by letters and revised drawings received13.1.92,29.1.92,27.2.92.

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/197 Change of house types on plots 1 to 5 relative to planningpermission SE/91/1781 as amended by drawings accompanyingletter received 10/3/94.E`

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/749 Details of external finishes, landscaping and road constructions pursuant to conditions 2,3,5 and 6 of planning permission SE/94/0197.

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: G (£160-320K)  

Sales and Rents

2001  Sale Price: £249995 (31 Jan 2001)    

2007  Sale Price: £385000 (29 Jan 2007)    Annual percentage change since 2001: +7%

2010  Sale Price: £372500 (26 May 2010)    Annual percentage change since 2007: -1%

2017  Sale Price: £540000 (31 Jul 2017)  Marketed in 2016 for £509,995  Annual percentage change since 2010: +5%

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plots 152-155 Fawkham Park Estate



Merton Avenue (north side)



Crawden Bank Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Detached bungalow

Building History

1926  First Built

1979  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1979/883 ERECTION OF ONE DETACHED HOUSE AND DOUBLE LENGTH GARAGE

1985  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1985/390 Extension

1987  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1987/1141 Extension, garage and access

Rates and Council Tax

1956  Gross Rateable Value: £39

1963  Gross Rateable Value: £118

1993  Council Tax: E (£88-120K)  

Sales and Rents

1972  Sale Price: £6500 (1 Jul 1972)    

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plots 9-10 Fawkham Park Estate



1 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Semi-detached house (4 bedroom, 152 sq m + garage 8 sq m)

Building History

1949  First Built

1961  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1961/156 Erect 3 detached bungalows on plots 196-201 Merton Ave

1988  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1988/419 As to whether the structural repair of dwellings constitutes development for which planning permission is required.

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/1691 External alterations todwelling.

1995  Planning Application: (WITHDRAWN) 1995/736 Erection of two detached four bed houses, replacement garages for Lowena and new garage for Little Merit.

1996  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1996/855 Erection of detached bungalow with double attached garage.As amended by plans received 20.8.96.

2007  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 2007/2330 Rear extension and attached garage

2007  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 2007/3254 Single storey rear extension and attached garage

2008  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2008/1193 Erection of single storey rear extension and attached garage and loft conversion with dormer window to rear.

Rates and Council Tax

1956  Gross Rateable Value: £37

1963  Gross Rateable Value: £105

1972  Gross Rateable Value: £239

1993  Council Tax: D (£68-88K)  Changed in 2014

2014  Council Tax: F (£120-160K)  Formerly Band D

Sales and Rents

1996  Sale Price: £77000 (29 Aug 1996)    

2014  Sale Price: £390000 (21 May 2014)    Annual percentage change since 1996: +10%

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Yew Field (Yew Tree Field in 1844)

1908  Plots 229-230 Fawkham Park Estate



3 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Semi-detached house (4 bedroom)

Building History

1949  First Built

1961  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1961/156 Erect 3 detached bungalows on plots 196-201 Merton Ave

1988  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1988/419 As to whether the structural repair of dwellings constitutes development for which planning permission is required.

1998  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1998/999 Details pursuant to conditions 2, 3, 8 & 12 of planning permission SE/97/1059 as amended by plan received with lettersdated 28.5.98 & 23.10.98.

2005  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2005/1225 Demolish existing extension and replace with new

2007  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2007/2145 Loft conversion with rear dormer

2013  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2013/758 The erection of a conservatory to the rear of the property.

Rates and Council Tax

1956  Gross Rateable Value: £37

1963  Gross Rateable Value: £105

1972  Gross Rateable Value: £259

1993  Council Tax: D (£68-88K)  Changed in 2009

2009  Council Tax: E (£88-120K)  Formerly Band D

Sales and Rents

1998  Sale Price: £89995 (16 Jan 1998)    

2001  Sale Price: £160500 (20 Aug 2001)    Annual percentage change since 1998: +17%

2005  Sale Price: £247000 (18 Mar 2005)    Annual percentage change since 2001: +13%

2009  Sale Price: £330000 (2 Mar 2009)    Annual percentage change since 2005: +8%

2019  Sale Price: £437500 (24 May 2019)  Planning permissions since previous sale  Annual percentage change since 2009: +3%

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Yew Field (Yew Tree Field in 1844)

1908  Plots 228-229 Fawkham Park Estate



5 (Glenview) Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Detached chalet bungalow

Building History

1949  First Built

1948  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1948/207 Bungalow

1948  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1948/207.1 Erect bungalow and garage

1961  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1961/156 Erect 3 detached bungalows on plots 196-201 Merton Ave

1996  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1996/1046 Loft conversion and dormer windows to form 2 new bedrooms,new study and shower room.

Rates and Council Tax

1956  Gross Rateable Value: £47

1963  Gross Rateable Value: £130

1972  Gross Rateable Value: £282

1993  Council Tax: E (£88-120K)  

Sales and Rents

1996  Sale Price: £104000 (30 Apr 1996)    

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Yew Field (Yew Tree Field in 1844)

1908  Plots 226-227 Fawkham Park Estate



7 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Semi-detached house

Building History

1949  First Built

2001  Building demolished

2002  Rebuilding

1961  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1961/156 Erect 3 detached bungalows on plots 196-201 Merton Ave

2000  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2000/1782 Demolish Airey Houses and replace with 2 semis

2001  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2001/1003 Details (materials, slab levels) to 00/1782

2016  Planning Application: (WITHDRAWN) 2016/9 Single storey rear extension

2017  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2017/1253 Single storey rear extension

2017  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2017/2153 Single storey rear extension in trditional brick, rear facing french windows, flat roof

Rates and Council Tax

1956  Gross Rateable Value: £37

1963  Gross Rateable Value: £105

1972  Gross Rateable Value: £239

1993  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  Changed in 2002

2002  Council Tax: G (£160-320K)  Formerly Band C

2002  Council Tax: F (£120-160K)  Formerly Band G

Sales and Rents

2000  Sale Price: £85000 (3 May 2000)    

2002  Sale Price: £265000 (27 Jun 2002)    Annual percentage change since 2000: +70%

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Yew Field (Yew Tree Field in 1844)

1908  Plot 225 Fawkham Park Estate



9 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Semi-detached house (4 bedroom)

Building History

1949  First Built

2001  Building demolished

2001  Rebuilding

1961  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1961/156 Erect 3 detached bungalows on plots 196-201 Merton Ave

2000  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2000/1782 Demolish Airey Houses and replace with 2 semis

2001  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2001/1003 Details (materials, slab levels) to 00/1782

2004  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2004/2794 Rear conservatory

Rates and Council Tax

1956  Gross Rateable Value: £37

1963  Gross Rateable Value: £105

1972  Gross Rateable Value: £239

1993  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  Changed in 2001

2001  Council Tax: F (£120-160K)  Formerly Band C

Sales and Rents

1950  Sale Price: £1908 (6 Jul 1950)  Valuation by council for mortgage  

1985  Sale Price: £19500 (2 Sep 1985)    Annual percentage change since 1950: +7%

1996  Sale Price: £45000 (10 Dec 1996)    Annual percentage change since 1985: +8%

2000  Sale Price: £90000 (2 Aug 2000)    Annual percentage change since 1996: +21%

2002  Sale Price: £270000 (21 Aug 2002)    Annual percentage change since 2000: +71%

2009  Sale Price: £378000 (13 Nov 2009)    Annual percentage change since 2002: +5%

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Yew Field (Yew Tree Field in 1844)

1908  Plots 223-224 Fawkham Park Estate



11 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Semi-detached house

Building History

1949  First Built

1961  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1961/156 Erect 3 detached bungalows on plots 196-201 Merton Ave

Rates and Council Tax

1956  Gross Rateable Value: £37

1963  Gross Rateable Value: £105

1972  Gross Rateable Value: £239

1993  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  

Sales and Rents

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Yew Field (Yew Tree Field in 1844)

1908  Plots 222-223 Fawkham Park Estate



13 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Semi-detached house

Building History

1949  First Built

1961  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1961/156 Erect 3 detached bungalows on plots 196-201 Merton Ave

1982  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1982/81/326A Details Of Detached House And Garage On Land Adjoining

Rates and Council Tax

1956  Gross Rateable Value: £37

1963  Gross Rateable Value: £105

1972  Gross Rateable Value: £239

1993  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  

Sales and Rents

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plot 221 Fawkham Park Estate



15 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Detached house (4 bedroom, 108 sq m + garage 12 sq m)

Building History

1984  First Built

1961  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1961/156 Erect 3 detached bungalows on plots 196-201 Merton Ave

1981  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1981/326 ERECTION OF ONE DWELLING AND GARAGE

1982  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1982/81/326A Details Of Detached House And Garage On Land Adjoining 13

2003  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2003/2996 Kitchen and porch extension to front

2021  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2021/2714 Prior notification of a single storey rear extension which extends 5.32 meters beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house with a maximum height of 3.58 meters and eaves height of 2.28 meters

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: F (£120-160K)  With improvement indicator (2020)

Sales and Rents

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plot 220 Fawkham Park Estate



17 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Building History

 First Built

1961  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1961/156 Erect 3 detached bungalows on plots 196-201 Merton Ave

Rates and Council Tax

Sales and Rents

Site History



Nil Desperandum Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Detached house (3 bedroom, 85 sq m)

Building History

0  First Built

2013  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 2013/2384 2 storey side extension, single storey rear extension, 3 roof lights in front elevation

2013  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 2013/2388 Erect 4 bed dwelling on land adjoining

2014  Planning Application: (WITHDRAWN) 2014/2566 2 storey side and single storey rear extension

2015  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2015/577 Details pursuant to conidtion 4 (colour and make of the plain tiles) of SE/14/02566

Rates and Council Tax

1956  Gross Rateable Value: £37

1963  Gross Rateable Value: £105

1972  Gross Rateable Value: £235

1993  Council Tax: E (£88-120K)  

Sales and Rents

2014  Sale Price: £330000 (20 Jun 2014)    

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plots 218-219 Fawkham Park Estate



21 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Detached House (4 bedroom)

Building History

1984  First Built

1981  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1981/325 ERECTION OF TWO DWELLINGS WITH GARAGES

1981  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1981/1982 / 325A DETAILS OF TWO DETACHED HOUSES WITH GARAGES

1981  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1981/1982 / 325A DETAILS OF TWO DETACHED HOUSES WITH GARAGES

1985  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1985/1502 Single storey side extension.  Convert garage to dining room

2014  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2014/1420 part single, part two storey extension to front, first floor extension to side, and roof conversion to existing house

Rates and Council Tax

1972  Gross Rateable Value: £385

1993  Council Tax: F (£120-160K)  

Sales and Rents

1984  Sale Price: £55995 (4 Feb 1984)    

2010  Sale Price: £365000 (7 Jul 2010)    Annual percentage change since 1984: +7%

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plots 216-217 Fawkham Park Estate



23 (Tailas Lodge) Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Detached house (4 bedroom, 146 sq m)

Building History

1984  First Built

1981  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1981/325 ERECTION OF TWO DWELLINGS WITH GARAGES

1987  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1987/940 Convert garage to dining room, new garage

2010  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2010/1976 Convert garage for dog grooming

Rates and Council Tax

1972  Gross Rateable Value: £385

1993  Council Tax: F (£120-160K)  

Sales and Rents

2003  Sale Price: £250000 (7 Oct 2003)    

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plot 215 Fawkham Park Estate



25 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Terraced House

Building History

1978  First Built

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  

Sales and Rents

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Former roadway of Porchester Crescent, Fawkham Park Estate



27 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Terraced House (3 bedroom)

Building History

1977  First Built

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  

Sales and Rents

1997  Sale Price: £55000 (23 May 1997)    

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Former roadway of Porchester Crescent, Fawkham Park Estate



29 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Terraced house (3 bedroom, 86 sq m)

Building History

1978  First Built

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  

Sales and Rents

2009  Sale Price: £175000 (30 Nov 2009)    

2018  Sale Price: £299995 (16 Feb 2018)    Annual percentage change since 2009: +7%

2018  Rental (per month): £1450.  

2019  Rental (per month): £1300.  

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plot 214 Fawkham Park Estate



31 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Terraced house

Building History

1978  First Built

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  

Sales and Rents

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plot 214 Fawkham Park Estate



33 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Terraced House

Building History

1978  First Built

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  

Sales and Rents

2013  Sale Price: £182000 (23 Aug 2013)    

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plots 213-214 Fawkham Park Estate



35 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Terraced House

Building History

1978  First Built

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  

Sales and Rents

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Care Hill

1908  Plots 213-214 Fawkham Park Estate


Merton Avenue (south side)



1 Clevedon Court Merton Avenue DA3 7BS

Ground Floor Flat (2 bedroom)

Building History

2019  First Built

Rates and Council Tax

2019  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  

Sales and Rents

2019  Sale Price: £330000 (22 Oct 2019)    

Site History



2 Clevedon Court Merton Avenue DA3 7BS

Ground Floor Flat (2 bedroom)

Building History

2019  First Built

Rates and Council Tax

2019  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  

Sales and Rents

2019  Sale Price: £330000 (22 Oct 2019)    

2022  Sale Price: £360000 (17 Nov 2022)    Annual percentage change since 2019: +3%

Site History



3 Clevedon Court Merton Avenue DA3 7BS

1st Floor Flat (2 bedroom, 60 sq m)

Building History

2019  First Built

Rates and Council Tax

2019  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  

Sales and Rents

2019  Sale Price: £310000 (22 Oct 2019)    

Site History



4 Clevedon Court Merton Avenue DA3 7BS

1st Floor Flat (1 bedroom)

Building History

2019  First Built

Rates and Council Tax

2019  Council Tax: B (£40-52K)  

Sales and Rents

2019  Sale Price: £290000 (22 Oct 2019)    

Site History



2A Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Semi-detached chalet bungalow

Building History

2019  First Built.  Work completed 25.9.2019

Rates and Council Tax

2019  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  From 26.10.2019

Sales and Rents

2019  Sale Price: £400000 (20 Aug 2019)    

Site History



2B (Hopeleigh Cottage) Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Semi-detached chalet bungalow

Building History

2019  First Built.  Work completed 25.9.2019

Rates and Council Tax

2019  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  From 26.10.2019

Sales and Rents

2019  Sale Price: £400000 (11 Nov 2019)    

Site History



2 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Semi-detached bungalow (3 bedroom)

Building History

1988  First Built

1985  Planning Application: (N/A) 1985/194 Erect bungalow in garden of Amberley

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: E (£88-120K)  

Sales and Rents

2005  Sale Price: £258495 (20 May 2005)    

2012  Sale Price: £240000 (17 Dec 2012)    Annual percentage change since 2005: -1%

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Yew Field (Yew Tree Field in 1844)

1908  Plots 11-12 Fawkham Park Estate



4 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Semi-detached bungalow (3 bedroom 101 sq m incl garage/utility room + store room 9 sq m)

Building History

1988  First Built

1983  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1983/1028 ERECTION OF ONE DETACHED BUNGALOW WITH INTEGRAL GARAGE AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICULAR ACCESS AND DRIVEWAY

1985  Planning Application: (N/A) 1985/194 Erect bungalow in garden of Amberley

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: E (£88-120K)  

Sales and Rents

2010  Sale Price: £247500 (2 Sep 2010)    

2022  Sale Price: £495000 (30 Mar 2022)    Annual percentage change since 2010: +6%

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Yew Field (Yew Tree Field in 1844)

1908  Plots 11-12 Fawkham Park Estate



Electricity Substation Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Building History

1960  First Built

Rates and Council Tax

Sales and Rents

1960  Sale Price: £100 (11 May 1960)  Site only  

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Yew Field (Yew Tree Field in 1844)

1908  Plots 11-12 Fawkham Park Estate

1932  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1932/Meeting 1932-06-07 2 storey brick dwelling house

1978  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1978/1755 Erection Of Two Detached Houses With Garages Land Adjoining And To Rear Of The Lilacs Wellfield And Somerleyton Merton Avenue

1999  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1999/1247 Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 2 detached dwellings. As amended by letter and revised plans received 25 January 2000 and 11 February 2000, DRG SK6 and SK3A.

2005  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2005/293 Demolish and replace with 2 houses (v 1999/1247)

2005  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2005/1639 Demolish, replace with 2 det houses

2005  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2005/2549 Details of external finishes (v 2005/1639)

2005  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2005/2551 Details pursuant to condition 6 (landscaping) and 7 (enclosures) SE/05/01639

2007  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2007/2528 Dormer windows



6 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Detached House (6 bedroom, 238 sq m)

Building History

2005  First Built

Rates and Council Tax

2005  Council Tax: G (£160-320K)  

Sales and Rents

2005  Sale Price: £165000 (22 Dec 2005)    

2019  Sale Price: £719000 (8 Nov 2019)    Annual percentage change since 2005: +11%

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Yew Field (Yew Tree Field in 1844)

1908  Plots 140-141 Fawkham Park Estate

1932  Part of Somerleyton, Merton Avenue



Somerleyton Merton Avenue DA3 7EB



Somerleyton Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Detached House (5 bedroom)

Building History

Building History

0  First Built

1932  First Built

2005  Rebuilding

Rates and Council Tax

Rates and Council Tax

1956  Gross Rateable Value: £46

1963  Gross Rateable Value: £125

1972  Gross Rateable Value: £282

1993  Council Tax: F (£120-160K)  Changed in 2005

2005  Council Tax: G (£160-320K)  Formerly Band F

Sales and Rents

Sales and Rents

2004  Sale Price: £300000 (17 Dec 2004)    

2007  Sale Price: £560000 (17 Dec 2007)    Annual percentage change since 2004: +23%

Site History

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Yew Field (Yew Tree Field in 1844)

1908  Plots 141-142 Fawkham Park Estate



Avenue House Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Detached House

Building History

1981  First Built

1957  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1957/449 residential development on site of future Avenue House

1978  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1978/1755 Erection Of Two Detached Houses With Garages Land Adjoining And To Rear Of The Lilacs Wellfield And Somerleyton Merton Avenue

1999  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1999/2335 1st floor side extension

Rates and Council Tax

1972  Gross Rateable Value: £449

1993  Council Tax: F (£120-160K)  With improvement indicator (2020)

Sales and Rents

1981  Sale Price: £56950 (27 Jul 1981)    

1996  Sale Price: £160000 (2 Aug 1996)    Annual percentage change since 1981: +7%

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Yew Field (Yew Tree Field in 1844)

1908  Plots 143-144 Fawkham Park Estate

1978  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1978/1755 Erection Of Two Detached Houses With Garages Land Adjoining And To Rear Of The Lilacs Wellfield And Somerleyton Merton Avenue

1999  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1999/1247 Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 2 detached dwellings. As amended by letter and revised plans received 25 January 2000 and 11 February 2000, DRG SK6 and SK3A.

2005  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2005/2551 Details pursuant to condition 6 (landscaping) and 7 (enclosures) SE/05/01639

2007  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2007/2528 Dormer windows

2013  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2013/666 Erection of a ground floor front bay window together with alterations to existing porch roof.

2013  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 2013/682 The erection of a single storey rear garden room extension.

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Fortuna Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Building History

0  First Built

1947  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1947/3985 Detached House

1947  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1947/4152 Builders Hut (Temporary)

1949  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1949/235 Erect store and greenhouse

1974  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1974/Meeting Jan 74 Demolition of existing buildings, erect 29 dwellings on land between Merton Avenue and Wellfield (OS Ref 60566839)

1987  Planning Application: (WITHDRAWN) 1987/1004 5 detached houses and road

1988  Planning Application: (N/A) 1988/2560 Details - 4 detached, 2 semi detached dwellings

Rates and Council Tax

1956  Gross Rateable Value: £52

1963  Gross Rateable Value: £140

1972  Gross Rateable Value: £307

Sales and Rents

Site History



Wild Barfield Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Building History

1960  First Built

1958  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1958/306 Residential development

1958  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1958/306.1 (1959) Erect flat roofed bungalow

1966  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1966/193 Porch and garage

1971  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1971/424 Playroom, study, WC extension

1972  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1972/414 Demolish Wild Barfield, build 8 houses

1974  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1974/5 Demolish Wild Barfield and others, build 29 dwellings

1977  Planning Application: (WITHDRAWN) 1977/750 Demolish Wild Barfield, develop 0.47 ha land

1984  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1984/1054 10 houses and garages

1988  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1988/1180 Lay foul drain across site

1991  Planning Application: (REFUSED) 1991/291 Erection of 12 no semi-detached dwellings with garages andassociated works

1991  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1991/1781 Demolish Wild Barfield, replace with 5 detached houses

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/197 Change of house types on plots 1 to 5 relative to planningpermission SE/91/1781 as amended by drawings accompanyingletter received 10/3/94.E`

1994  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1994/749 Details of external finishes, landscaping and road constructions pursuant to conditions 2,3,5 and 6 of planning permission SE/94/0197.

Rates and Council Tax

1963  Gross Rateable Value: £155

1972  Gross Rateable Value: £423

Sales and Rents

Site History



28 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Semi-detached house (2 bedroom)

Building History

1988  First Built

1983  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1983/1695 Erection of 39 houses and parking areas at Wellfield site and 14 flats and parking areas at Viewpoint Brambledown

Rates and Council Tax

1993.1  Council Tax: E (£88-120K)  Changed in 1993

1993.2  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  Formerly Band E

Sales and Rents

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Yew Field (Yew Tree Field in 1844)

1908  Plots 156-157 Fawkham Park Estate



30 Merton Avenue DA3 7EB

Semi-detached house (2 bedroom)

Building History

1988  First Built

1983  Planning Application: (GRANTED) 1983/1695 Erection of 39 houses and parking areas at Wellfield site and 14 flats and parking areas at Viewpoint Brambledown

Rates and Council Tax

1993  Council Tax: C (£52-68K)  Formerly Band E (1993)

Sales and Rents

2016  Sale Price: £232000 (12 Feb 2016)    

Site History

1604  Blue House Farm - Yew Field (Yew Tree Field in 1844)

1908  Plots 156-157 Fawkham Park Estate



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