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8 Beech Dell, Keston, BR2 6EP

17 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
7
Bathrooms
7
Floor area
305 m²
3288 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Beech Dell

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms7
  • Bathrooms7
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Oct 2019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

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
19.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Beech Dell, Keston, BR2 6EP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a single-storey side extension application was refused at 8 Beech Dell in 2021.

  1. Dec 2025
    Conditions
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2024
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Detached treble garage

    Agent
    Andy Barrett Ltd
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    23/04065/FULL6
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Beech Dell was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£3,694,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.8% per year over 8 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£5,089,000

Growth on file: 19.8% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 March 2018Most recent

    £5,089,000

    +291.5%over 7 years
  2. 8 September 2010

    £1,300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6EP: £2,500,000 (2023–2010).

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On the street

Versus other Beech Dell homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 8 Beech Dell stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£16,661

Street avg £8,445

Strongly above

Floor Area

305 m²

Street avg 332 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

11 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

19.0 t/year

Street avg 12.4 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Keston district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BR2 6EP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BR2 6EP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BR2 6EP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Beech Dell, Keston, BR2 6EP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.