2 Gainsborough Close, Beckenham, BR3 1QY

2 Gainsborough Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Beckenham (BR3 1QY). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in July 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 sits 175.4% above the 2000 sale of £126,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 40.8% below the postcode norm. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.