161 Farnaby Road, Bromley, BR2 0BA
About 161 Farnaby Road
161 Farnaby Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bromley (BR2 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 232 m² (around 2497 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 232 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,105,000 is 25.6% above the 2022 sale price. Sold November 2022 for £880,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 161 Farnaby Road in 2023.
- Feb 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Agent
- JSM
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/04625/FULL6
- May 2023ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m, for which the maximum height would be 3.00m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval
- Agent
- JSM
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00939/HHPA
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 161 Farnaby Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,105,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£880,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 November 2022Most recent
£880,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 0BA: £700,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in BR2 0BA
Everything we know about 161 Farnaby Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Farnaby Road homes
161 Farnaby Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,793
Street avg £4,743
Floor Area
232 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ravensbourne Avenue / Farnaby Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Valley Primary School. 43 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB