Stable Cottage, Commonside, Keston, BR2 6BP
About Stable Cottage
Stable Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Keston (BR2 6BP). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,000,000 is 14.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 30.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2018 at £870,000.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Stable Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at Stable Cottage.
- Mar 2010Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Two storey rear extension, increase in roof height and conversion of garage into a habitable room
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/03503/FULL6
- Sept 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part one/two storey side and rear extensions
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/02827/FULL6
What's in Stable Cottage, 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
£1,000,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 13 years.
£870,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
4 July 2018Most recent
£870,000
+39.2%over 10 years6 September 2007
£625,000
+64.5%over 2 years10 January 2005
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6BP: £1,625,000 (2024–2019).
Everything we know about Stable Cottage, 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 Commonside homes
On epc rating, Stable Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,703
Street avg £4,843
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
0.4 km
Keston Church of England Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB