1 Forest Ridge, Keston, BR2 6EG
About 1 Forest Ridge
1 Forest Ridge is a detached house in Keston (BR2 6EG). It has a recorded floor area of 366 m² (around 3940 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (September 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump.
At 366 m² it sits well below the postcode median (623 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Forest Ridge sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Forest Ridge sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Oct 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell1 1 Goat Willow, remove 1 branch overhanging the garden of 1 Oak and fell 1 Alder, all located to the left hand side of the property. Fell 1 Apple tree on the rear boundary adjacent to the swimming pool and fell 1 Pine in the front garden. Reduce crown overall by 2 metres and crown lift to six metres 1 sweet chestnut in the front garden adjacent to the garage and crown lift to six metres adjacent sweet chestnut.
- Reference
- 15/03641/TREE
- Jul 2002Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 2 cypresses in front garden TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA
Conservation Area- Reference
- 02/02057/TREE
What's in 1 Forest Ridge, Keston, BR2 6EG's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Forest Ridge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£2,481,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6EG: £3,600,000 (2024–2018).
Everything we know about 1 Forest Ridge, in one report
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Versus other Forest Ridge homes
EPC Rating for 1 Forest Ridge lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
366 m²
Street avg 633 m²
CO₂ Emissions
28.0 t/year
Street avg 16.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.3 km
Keston Park Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Ravens Wood School. 16 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
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB