Bella Pais, Kelsey Lane, Beckenham, BR3 3NF

Bella Pais is a five-bedroom detached house in Beckenham (BR3 3NF). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £997,000 sits 231.2% above the 2001 sale of £301,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 61.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.