31 Forest Ridge, Keston, BR2 6EG
About 31 Forest Ridge
31 Forest Ridge is a detached house in Keston (BR2 6EG). It has a recorded floor area of 266 m² (around 2863 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 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. At 266 m² it sits well below the postcode median (623 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £2,052,000 is 17.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£611/sq ft) was about 55.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (May 2018).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
31 Forest Ridge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 31 Forest Ridge in 2021.
- Jun 2021Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extensions. Loft conversion with front and rear dormers, Juliet balconies and front eyebrow window.
- Agent
- Progetto
Extension- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01406/FULL6
- Jan 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Oak trees x4 to rear of garden - Crown reduce by 2m and thin by 10%.Leylandii x10 to rear boundary - Crown lift by 4m. Dead Sycamore tree to rear of garden - Remove. Ivy-covered Lime tree next to stream - Remove.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/04530/TREE
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Sales history & valuation
£2,052,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,750,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 May 2018Most recent
£1,750,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6EG: £3,600,000 (2024–2017).
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Versus other Forest Ridge homes
31 Forest Ridge outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,579
Street avg £6,218
Floor Area
266 m²
Street avg 643 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 18.4 t/year
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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.
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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