3 Crest Road, Bromley, BR2 7JA
About 3 Crest Road
3 Crest Road is a semi-detached house in Bromley (BR2 7JA). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Held since July 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £803,000 sits 221.3% above the 2002 sale of £249,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 61.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 153 m² it's 29.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 14 EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at 3 Crest Road
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Crest Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Nov 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Nigel Bradbury Designs
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/03105/FULL6
- Sept 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/02155/FULL6
What's in 3 Crest Road, Bromley, BR2 7JA's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Crest Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£803,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.6% per year over 4 years.
£249,950
Growth on file: 11.6% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
11 July 2002Most recent
£249,950
+54.3%over 3 years30 July 1998
£162,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 7JA: £700,000 (2023–2022).
Everything we know about 3 Crest Road, 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 Crest Road homes
3 Crest Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,634
Street avg £5,070
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Crest Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Pickhurst Infant Academy. 27 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
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB