9 Forest Ridge, Keston, BR2 6EG
About 9 Forest Ridge
9 Forest Ridge is a detached house in Keston (BR2 6EG). It has a recorded floor area of 806 m² (around 8676 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £3,362,000 is 25.3% below the 2023 sale of £4,500,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£519/sq ft) was about 31.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 806 m² the property is well over the postcode median (494 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold June 2023 for £4,500,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
9 Forest Ridge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
9 Forest Ridge sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Mar 2012Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - remove 5 heavily extended lower limbs and reduce limb to the south by 4 metres of 1 sweet chestnut and T3 - to raise the canopy to 5 metres over No.9 and to reduce the overhanging branches by 25% of 1 sycamore, both on the left hand side of the rear garden. T2 - crown reduce by 20% 1 beech on the right hand side of the rear garden. T4 - fell 1 hawthorn adjacent to the property and T5 - fell 1 laburnum, both on the right hand side of the front garden. T6 - to raise the canopy to 5 metres of 1 beech adjacant to road.
- Agent
- Chartwell Tree Consultants
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 12/00520/TREE
- Nov 2006FullIn report
2.6 metre high front gates and piers with additional landscaping
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/03586/FULL1
What's in 9 Forest Ridge, Keston, BR2 6EG's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9 Forest Ridge was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£3,362,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 19 years.
£4,500,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
19 June 2023Most recent
£4,500,000
+25.0%over 2 years18 April 2021
£3,600,000
+7.8%over 7 years31 October 2013
£3,340,000
-4.6%over 6 years2 July 2007
£3,500,000
+218.2%over 3 years27 April 2004
£1,100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6EG: £2,500,000 (2024–2014).
Everything we know about 9 Forest Ridge, 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 Forest Ridge homes
9 Forest Ridge outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,583
Street avg £6,342
Floor Area
806 m²
Street avg 589 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 17.4 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.
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