3 Elm Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JB

3 Elm Road is a seven-bedroom detached house in Beckenham (BR3 4JB). It has a recorded floor area of 287 m² (around 3089 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in July 2010. At 287 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 23 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. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2005–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,493,000 sits 51.6% above the 2010 sale of £985,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.