42 Colesburg Road, Beckenham, BR3 4HP
About 42 Colesburg Road
42 Colesburg Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Beckenham (BR3 4HP). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 115 m² it's 26.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 36 EPCs). Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£641/sq ft) was about 78.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £794,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Apr 2023ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear infill extension (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed)
- Agent
- Keith Chandler Ltd
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00562/PLUD
- Apr 2023Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion with rear dormer between existing raised party walls
- Agent
- Keith Chandler Ltd
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00548/FULL6
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 42 Colesburg Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£855,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 3 years.
£794,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2022Most recent
£794,000
+32.3%over 3 years16 May 2019
£600,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 4HP: £612,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in BR3 4HP
Everything we know about 42 Colesburg 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 Colesburg Road homes
42 Colesburg Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£6,904
Street avg £5,829
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Cromwell Road Elmers End — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Balgowan Primary School. 46 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB