511a, Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3DB
About 511a
511a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Beckenham (BR3 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 43). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in January 2003. At 85 m² it's 23.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 is 43% above the 2003 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£462/sq ft) was about 49.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- BalconyYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
511a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
511a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 511a
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
511a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£605,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£423,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 January 2003Most recent
£423,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 3DB: £525,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in BR3 3DB
501 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3DB
Sold Jun 2023
£565,000441 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3DB
Sold May 2023
£680,500449 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3DB
Sold Nov 2022
£485,000503 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3DB
Sold Dec 2019
£525,000499 Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, BR3 3DB
Sold Aug 2017
£495,000
Everything we know about 511a, 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
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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
Eden Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Unicorn Primary School. 40 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB