45 Longdon Wood, Keston, BR2 6EN

45 Longdon Wood is a six-bedroom detached house in Keston (BR2 6EN). It has a recorded floor area of 477 m² (around 5135 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 477 m² the property is well over the postcode median (221 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,319,000 sits 93.3% above the 2014 sale of £1,200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 32.8% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in December 2014.