5 Lakes Road, Keston, BR2 6BN

5 Lakes Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Keston (BR2 6BN). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £515,000 is 22.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£574/sq ft) was about 36.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 68 m² it's 20.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 40 EPCs). Last sale on file: £420,000 in March 2020.