29 Rectory Road, Beckenham, BR3 1HL
About 29 Rectory Road
29 Rectory Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Beckenham (BR3 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £712,000 is 29.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 24% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
29 Rectory Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
29 Rectory Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2014ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5m, for which the maximum height would be 3.58m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.7m. (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
- Agent
- PlanArch Associates
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/02814/HHPA
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
29 Rectory Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£712,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 16 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
21 July 2014Most recent
£550,000
+292.9%over 15 years9 September 1998
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 1HL: £457,000 (2022–2011).
Nearby sales in BR3 1HL
Everything we know about 29 Rectory Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Rectory Road homes
On floor area, 29 Rectory Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,297
Street avg £4,708
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Beckenham Junction Tram Stop — tram stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green. 45 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB