Waytes Cottage, Layhams Road, Keston, BR2 6AR
About Waytes Cottage
Waytes Cottage is a detached house in Keston (BR2 6AR). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 113 m² it's 27.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£740/sq ft) was about 175.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Waytes Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Waytes Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Waytes Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£825,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 10 years.
£900,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
10 August 2017Most recent
£900,000
+87.5%over 9 years6 September 2007
£480,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6AR: £250,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in BR2 6AR
Highview, Layhams Road, Keston, BR2 6AR
Sold Sept 2021
£1,650,00015 Keston Showmans Park, Layhams Road, Keston, BR2 6AR
Sold Nov 2020
£5,000Holmshaw Farm, Layhams Road, Keston, BR2 6AR
Sold May 2019
£75,0001 Holmshaw Bungalows, Layhams Road, Keston, BR2 6AR
Sold Jan 2015
£250,000Holmshaw Farm, 2 Stable Cottages, Layhams Road, Keston, BR2 6AR
Sold Dec 2008
£250,000
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Versus other Layhams Road homes
Waytes Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,965
Street avg £3,486
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
King Henry's Drive / Homestead Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Fairchildes Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB