28 Gowland Place, Beckenham, BR3 4HS
About 28 Gowland Place
28 Gowland Place is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Beckenham (BR3 4HS). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£600/sq ft) was about 62.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2023 at £620,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
28 Gowland Place sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
28 Gowland Place has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear infill extension
- Agent
- Stanley Investments
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/05048/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 28 Gowland Place was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£639,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 28 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
2 May 2023Most recent
£620,000
+13.8%over 2 years13 August 2020
£545,000
+101.9%over 12 years30 April 2008
£270,000
+29.8%over 5 years4 December 2002
£208,000
+48.6%over 2 years30 May 2000
£139,995
+102.9%over 5 years6 January 1995
£69,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 4HS: £448,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BR3 4HS
Everything we know about 28 Gowland Place, 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 Gowland Place homes
On co₂ emissions, 28 Gowland Place runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,458
Street avg £5,128
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
Cromwell Road Elmers End — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Balgowan Primary School. 47 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB