51 Barnmead Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JF
About 51 Barnmead Road
51 Barnmead Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Beckenham (BR3 1JF). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Across 2012–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£706/sq ft) was about 80.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: new windows refused in 2013. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £950,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2013RenovationFullIn report
Replacement windows
New Windows- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/02072/FULL6
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 51 Barnmead Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£910,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 8 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
5 November 2020Most recent
£950,000
+83.4%over 8 years26 September 2012
£518,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 1JF: £950,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in BR3 1JF
5 Barnmead Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JF
Sold May 2023
£1,530,000Flat 2, 23 Barnmead Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JF
Sold Mar 2023
£450,00029 Barnmead Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JF
Sold Jul 2022
£1,425,000Flat 3, 23 Barnmead Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JF
Sold May 2021
£310,00049 Barnmead Road, Beckenham, BR3 1JF
Sold Apr 2021
£950,000
Everything we know about 51 Barnmead 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 Barnmead Road homes
51 Barnmead Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,600
Street avg £5,387
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 185 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 9.2 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
0.1 km
Kent House Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Alexandra Infant School. 47 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
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB