8 Beech Dell, Keston, BR2 6EP
About 8 Beech Dell
8 Beech Dell is a seven-bedroom detached house in Keston (BR2 6EP). It has a recorded floor area of 305 m² (around 3288 sq ft) and council tax band H. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2010–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £3,694,000 is 27.4% below the 2018 sale of £5,089,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,548/sq ft) was about 240.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. 17 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 4 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in March 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 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
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms7
Energy performance
8 Beech Dell sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a single-storey side extension application was refused at 8 Beech Dell in 2021.
- Dec 2025ConditionsIn report
Minor material amendment under S73 of Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for variation of planning permission 23/04065/FULL6 for detached treble garage to vary condition 2 (approved plans) and condition 4 (materials) to allow for an increase in garage eaves height and stone band detailing above garage doors.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/04065/S73A
- Feb 2024OutbuildingFullIn report
Detached treble garage
- Agent
- Andy Barrett Ltd
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/04065/FULL6
What's in 8 Beech Dell, Keston, BR2 6EP's planning history?
15 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Beech Dell was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£3,694,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.8% per year over 8 years.
£5,089,000
Growth on file: 19.8% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
26 March 2018Most recent
£5,089,000
+291.5%over 7 years8 September 2010
£1,300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6EP: £2,500,000 (2023–2010).
Everything we know about 8 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
On price per m², 8 Beech Dell stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£16,661
Street avg £8,445
Floor Area
305 m²
Street avg 332 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 12.4 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