4 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, Keston, BR2 6HL
About 4 Orchard Place
4 Orchard Place is a detached house in Keston (BR2 6HL). It has a recorded floor area of 262 m² (around 2820 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 262 m² the property is well over the postcode median (156 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,103,000 sits 77.9% above the 2007 sale of £620,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 19.6% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Orchard Place'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension including elevational alterations.
- Agent
- ABP Architectural Services Ltd
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/04456/FULL6
- Mar 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and front extension, provision of first floor balcony. Roof alterations and alterations to fenestration layout.
- Agent
- ABP Architectural Services Ltd
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00047/FULL6
What's in 4 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, Keston, BR2 6HL's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Orchard Place's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£1,103,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 8 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
23 August 2007Most recent
£620,000
+69.9%over 8 years26 April 1999
£365,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6HL: £806,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BR2 6HL
Kelty, Blackness Lane, Keston, BR2 6HL
Sold Mar 2025
£806,500Hansler, Blackness Lane, Keston, BR2 6HL
Sold Nov 2024
£885,0001 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, Keston, BR2 6HL
Sold Aug 2024
£1,010,000Strathallan, Blackness Lane, Keston, BR2 6HL
Sold Aug 2024
£785,000Foxley, Blackness Lane, Keston, BR2 6HL
Sold Jan 2023
£795,000
Everything we know about 4 Orchard Place, in one report
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Versus other Blackness Lane homes
Floor Area for 4 Orchard Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,366
Street avg £4,430
Floor Area
262 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Blackness Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Keston Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB