3 Keston Gardens, Keston, BR2 6BL
About 3 Keston Gardens
3 Keston Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Keston (BR2 6BL). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1707 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1998–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £826,000 sits 60.4% above the 2012 sale of £515,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 22.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Last sold in March 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
3 Keston Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 3 Keston Gardens.
- Jan 2008PorchFullIn report
Extensions to front porch and pitched roof to existing integral garage
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/04374/FULL6
- Jan 2001ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part one/two storey/first floor rear and single storey front/side extensions
- Reference
- 00/02876/FULL1
What's in 3 Keston Gardens, Keston, BR2 6BL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Keston Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£826,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 13 years.
£515,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
2 March 2012Most recent
£515,000
+139.5%over 13 years8 December 1998
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6BL: £730,000 (2023–2019).
Everything we know about 3 Keston Gardens, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Keston Gardens homes
3 Keston Gardens is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,248
Street avg £4,734
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Keston / The Fox — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Keston Church of England Primary School. 12 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
51.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB