7 Beechwood Drive, Keston, BR2 6HN
About 7 Beechwood Drive
7 Beechwood Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Keston (BR2 6HN). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,363,000 is 15% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£550/sq ft) was about 64.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 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
- Bedrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble, Integral
Energy performance
7 Beechwood Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two storey rear extension; incorporating 1x side dormer window and 1x rear roof light window, and erection of 1x dormer window and 1x roof light window to existing side roof slope. (Amended description).
- Agent
- Space Design Consultants LTD
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/05605/FULL6
- Nov 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a double storey rear extension and garden house
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/03491/FULL6
What's in 7 Beechwood Drive, Keston, BR2 6HN's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£1,363,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 14 years.
£1,185,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2016Most recent
£1,185,000
+97.8%over 14 years6 December 2001
£599,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6HN: £1,495,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BR2 6HN
Everything we know about 7 Beechwood Drive, 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 Beechwood Drive homes
On epc rating, 7 Beechwood Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,925
Street avg £5,299
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 250 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 9.1 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
0.1 km
Rushley Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Keston Church of England Primary School. 14 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
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB