3 Beech Dell, Keston, BR2 6EP
About 3 Beech Dell
3 Beech Dell is a five-bedroom detached house in Keston (BR2 6EP). It has a recorded floor area of 315 m² (around 3391 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since July 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £2,419,000 sits 137.2% above the 2000 sale of £1,020,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 54.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
Energy performance
3 Beech Dell's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Beech Dell sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- May 2010Tree WorksTreesIn report
To crown reduce by 30% 1 pussy willow on left hand side of property and crown lift to 7 metres 1 oak and 1 beech both on the right hand side of the front garden.TREES IN CONSERVATION AREAS
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/01187/TREE
- Feb 2002Tree WorksTreesIn report
Remove one silver birch, one multi stemmed ash tree and one goat willow (trees on top of bank adjacent to garage to right of house) Remove one pine tree (in patio, to left of house) Remove three conifers (alongside right side of pool and
- Reference
- 02/00117/TREE
What's in 3 Beech Dell, Keston, BR2 6EP's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Beech Dell was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,020,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 July 2000Most recent
£1,020,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6EP: £3,286,000 (2023–2018).
Everything we know about 3 Beech Dell, 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 Beech Dell homes
3 Beech Dell is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,238
Street avg £11,130
Floor Area
315 m²
Street avg 330 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 13.4 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
Locksbottom / Farnborough Cmn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Ravens Wood School. 17 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
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB