8a, Fairfield Road, Beckenham, BR3 3LD
About 8a
8a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Beckenham (BR3 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 45 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–142 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 22 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 73).
At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£712/sq ft) was about 89.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £345,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8a has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear infill extension to existing outrigger.
- Agent
- a3architecture London Ltd
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/03713/FULL1
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8a
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£362,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£345,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 September 2022Most recent
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 3LD: £428,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in BR3 3LD
8 Fairfield Road, Beckenham, BR3 3LD
Sold May 2022
£428,00012 Fairfield Road, Beckenham, BR3 3LD
Sold Aug 2021
£795,000Beney Court, Flat 4, 18 Fairfield Road, Beckenham, BR3 3LD
Sold Jul 2021
£380,000Beney Court, Flat 11, 18 Fairfield Road, Beckenham, BR3 3LD
Sold Aug 2016
£390,000First Floor Flat, 14 Fairfield Road, Beckenham, BR3 3LD
Sold Feb 2016
£375,000
Everything we know about 8a, 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 Fairfield Road homes
Price per m² for 8a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,667
Street avg £4,128
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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
Beckenham High St / Kelsey Sq — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green. 44 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB