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1 Park Cottages, Westerham Road, Keston, BR2 6HG

Extendable4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Park Cottages

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

1 Park Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Keston (BR2 6HG). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (January 2015). Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £536,000 is 27.6% above the 2015 sale price.

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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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • GarageDouble

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Park Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jul 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Park Cottages, Westerham Road, Keston, BR2 6HG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Park Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Aug 2019
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Detached garden building to provide single person disabled accommodation

    Agent
    Red House Architects
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    19/02206/FULL6
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2017
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1 Cherry in rear garden - Crown reduce by 3m.

    Agent
    TreeMechanics
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    17/03974/TREE
    View planning record

What's in 1 Park Cottages, Westerham Road, Keston, BR2 6HG's planning history?

2 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.

Current estimate

£536,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£420,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 January 2015Most recent

    £420,000

    +162.5%over 15 years
  2. 26 August 1999

    £160,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in BR2 6HG: £228,500 (2010–1997).

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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

0.0 km

Westerham Road / The Keston Mark — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BR2 6HG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.7dB

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 1 Park Cottages, Westerham Road, Keston, BR2 6HG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.