What type of property is 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL?

5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL is a 6-bedroom detached house.

When did 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL last change hands?

5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL last sold for £760,000 in September 2014, around 12 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £365,000 in June 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between June 1999 and September 2014, 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL rose from £365,000 to £760,000, a change of £395,000. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL?

The current EPC rating for 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in November 2011. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL?

5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL has a recorded floor area of 203 m² (2,187 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 36% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BR2 6HL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL?

5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL located?

5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL sits in Keston. It falls within the BR2 postcode district in Greater London Authority.

What is crime like near 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL?

Police records around 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 31% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL?

The closest primary school to 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL is Keston Church of England Primary School (1.7km), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ravens Wood School (2.6km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL?

The closest bus stop to 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, BR2 6HL is Blackness Lane, 252m away. The nearest airport option is Biggin Hill Airport, 1.5km away.

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5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, Keston, BR2 6HL

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

203 m²

2187 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Orchard Place

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

5 Orchard Place is a six-bedroom detached house in Keston (BR2 6HL). It has a recorded floor area of 203 m² (around 2187 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 203 m² the property is well over the postcode median (156 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £936,000 is 23.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 28.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 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

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Inside

Bedrooms6

Energy

Energy performance

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

5 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 15 Nov 2021

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Orchard Place, Blackness Lane, Keston, BR2 6HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Orchard Place has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Orchard Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£936,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£760,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

22 September 2014Most recent
£760,000
+16.0%over 6 years
30 October 2007
£655,000
+79.5%over 8 years
3 June 1999
£365,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6HL: £806,500 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Blackness Lane homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 5 Orchard Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,741

Street avg £4,373

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Floor Area

203 m²

Street avg 163 m²

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Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

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Comparables

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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.

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BR2 6HL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

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