1 Elm Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JB
About 1 Elm Road
1 Elm Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Beckenham (BR3 4JB). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 224 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,682,000 is 20.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£581/sq ft) was about 68.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in June 2015. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms6
Energy performance
1 Elm Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Apple tree in rear garden - Remove.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00978/TREE
- Nov 2015OutlineIn report
Alterations including raising the roof level of an existing rear annex. CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
- Agent
- The Harvest Partnership
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/04302/PLUD
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Elm Road
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
1 Elm Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,682,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 June 2015Most recent
£1,400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 4JB: £1,270,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BR3 4JB
Everything we know about 1 Elm 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 Elm Road homes
1 Elm Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£6,250
Street avg £4,424
Floor Area
224 m²
Street avg 264 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 13.9 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
Hayne Road Beckenham — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Balgowan Primary School. 46 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
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB