39 Longdon Wood, Keston, BR2 6EN
About 39 Longdon Wood
39 Longdon Wood is a four-bedroom detached house in Keston (BR2 6EN). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 215 m² it sits well below the postcode median (316 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2008–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,276,000 is 47.5% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 19.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
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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
Energy performance
39 Longdon Wood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jan 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2014ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions submitted in relation to planning permission ref 13/01439/FULL1Condition 2 - Trees, Condition 3 - Materials, Condition 4 - Drainage
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 13/01439/CONDIT
- Jul 2013Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a two storey four bedroom house with integral garage and accommodation in roofspace
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01439/FULL1
What's in 39 Longdon Wood, Keston, BR2 6EN's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
39 Longdon Wood valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.1% per year over 4 years.
£865,000
Growth on file: -1.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
15 April 2012Most recent
£865,000
-3.9%over 3 years18 September 2008
£900,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6EN: £1,400,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 39 Longdon Wood, 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 Longdon Wood homes
39 Longdon Wood outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,023
Street avg £6,324
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 325 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 10.1 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
0.1 km
Rushley Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Ravens Wood School. 15 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
42.4dB