8 Acacia Road, Beckenham, BR3 4HU
About 8 Acacia Road
8 Acacia Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Beckenham (BR3 4HU). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£563/sq ft) was about 87.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £600,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Acacia Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Acacia Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Acacia Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 8 Acacia Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£659,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 27 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
19 May 2022Most recent
£600,000
+21.2%over 6 years3 November 2015
£495,000
+127.1%over 11 years20 May 2004
£218,000
+190.7%over 8 years25 May 1995
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 4HU: £570,000 (2024–2022).
Everything we know about 8 Acacia 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 Acacia Road homes
Price per m² for 8 Acacia Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,061
Street avg £4,776
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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. 45 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
53.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB