13 Lakes Road, Keston, BR2 6BN
About 13 Lakes Road
13 Lakes Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Keston (BR2 6BN). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£661/sq ft) was about 58.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 67 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 40 EPCs). Sold June 2022 for £477,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
13 Lakes Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side/rear infill extension and elevational alterations.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/03986/HPA
What's in 13 Lakes Road, Keston, BR2 6BN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 23 years.
£477,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
21 June 2022Most recent
£477,000
+32.5%over 6 years12 February 2016
£360,000
+151.7%over 16 years13 September 1999
£143,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6BN: £505,000 (2025–2024).
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Versus other Lakes Road homes
Floor Area for 13 Lakes Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,119
Street avg £5,305
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB