55 Longdon Wood, Keston, BR2 6EN
About 55 Longdon Wood
55 Longdon Wood is a two-bedroom detached house in Keston (BR2 6EN). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69).
Today's modelled estimate of £1,685,000 is 19.8% below the 2022 sale of £2,100,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£947/sq ft) was about 200.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 206 m² it sits well below the postcode median (316 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold November 2022 for £2,100,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
55 Longdon Wood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 55 Longdon Wood was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Oct 2025Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing rear conservatory. Construction of a two storey rear extension, conversion of existing garage into habitable accommodation, single storey front/side extension for new garage, addition of front and rear dormer extensions, two side rooflights and elevational alterations (Amendment to scheme granted under ref: 24/01616/FULL6).
ExtensionConservatoryDemolition- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/03328/HPA
- Jun 2024Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and construction of two storey rear extension, conversion of existing garage into habitable accommodation, single storey front/side extension for new garage, addition of front and rear dormer extensions and two front rooflights to existing roofslope, timber pergola to rear elevation and elevational alterations.
- Agent
- jlarchitect
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01616/FULL6
What's in 55 Longdon Wood, Keston, BR2 6EN's planning history?
11 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,685,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£2,100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 2022Most recent
£2,100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6EN: £1,400,000 (2025–2019).
Everything we know about 55 Longdon Wood, in one report
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Versus other Longdon Wood homes
Price per m² for 55 Longdon Wood runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£10,194
Street avg £5,913
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 325 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 10.3 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