39 Rectory Road, Beckenham, BR3 1HL
About 39 Rectory Road
39 Rectory Road is a mid-terrace house in Beckenham (BR3 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 113 m² it's 17.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 2004–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £590,000 is 29.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 16.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in February 2015.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
39 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Nov 2019ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the house as existing by 4.3m (beyond the original rear wall by 4.3m), for which the maximum height would be 4m (maximum height of proposed and previous extensions 4m), and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m (maximum eaves height of proposed and previous extensions 3m) - (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)
- Agent
- AA DRAFTING SOLUTIONS
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/04028/HHPA
- Aug 2019Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Loft extension incorporating roof lights. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE(PROPOSED)
- Agent
- AA Drafting Solutions
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/02897/PLUD
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 39 Rectory Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
39 Rectory Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£590,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 11 years.
£457,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
25 February 2015Most recent
£457,000
+69.3%over 10 years15 August 2004
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 1HL: £550,000 (2022–2011).
Nearby sales in BR3 1HL
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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
39 Rectory Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,044
Street avg £4,759
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 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