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5 Croydon Road, Keston, BR2 6EA

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
4
Floor area
302 m²
3251 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Croydon Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Croydon Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Keston (BR2 6EA). It has a recorded floor area of 302 m² (around 3251 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor.

At 302 m² the property is well over the postcode median (228 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,682,000 sits 68.2% above the 2013 sale of £1,000,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 28.4% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in June 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms4

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Croydon Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2021from Apr 2013
EPC improved fromD55toC69
Hot Water
AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows
Partial DoubleMostly Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Croydon Road, Keston, BR2 6EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Croydon Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Jun 2021
    PorchFull
    In report

    Proposed porch

    Agent
    Harringtons 2006
    Extension
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    21/01321/FULL6
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Two storey side extension

    Agent
    Nigel Sands & Associates
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    17/04558/FULL6
    View planning record

What's in 5 Croydon Road, Keston, BR2 6EA's planning history?

2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Croydon Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£1,682,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£1,000,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 June 2013Most recent

    £1,000,000

    +192.4%over 17 years
  2. 18 January 1996

    £342,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6EA: £1,100,000 (2021–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Croydon Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 5 Croydon Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,311

Street avg £2,897

Above

Floor Area

302 m²

Street avg 412 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

1 rooms

Street avg 10 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

9.3 t/year

Street avg 13.2 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Keston district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Keston Park Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Ravens Wood School. 18 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BR2 6EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BR2 6EA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BR2 6EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Croydon Road, Keston, BR2 6EA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.