27a, Commonside, Keston, BR2 6BP
About 27a
27a is a detached house in Keston (BR2 6BP). It has a recorded floor area of 259 m² (around 2788 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
At 259 m² the property is well over the postcode median (171 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,855,000 is 14.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£583/sq ft) was about 85.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £1,625,000. 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
Energy performance
27a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
27a has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2025Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of the existing garage to habitable accommodation, installation of two external air conditioning units (one to each side of the property), and elevational alterations (REVISED DESCRIPTION)
- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/05245/HPA
- Oct 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and elevational alterations
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/02510/FULL6
What's in 27a, Commonside, Keston, BR2 6BP's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,855,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 14 years.
£1,625,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
24 June 2021Most recent
£1,625,000
+68.4%over 14 years11 April 2007
£965,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6BP: £550,000 (2024–2018).
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Versus other Commonside homes
On floor area, 27a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,274
Street avg £4,722
Floor Area
259 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
0.4 km
Keston Church of England Primary School. 14 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
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB