5 Cedars Road, Beckenham, BR3 4JE
About 5 Cedars Road
5 Cedars Road is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Beckenham (BR3 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 250 m² (around 2691 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 250 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. On the market in August 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,340,000 is 41.1% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 20.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms6
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Energy performance
5 Cedars 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 5 Cedars Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Apr 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Wild cherry tree - Reduce canopy by approx 1.5m.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00623/TREE
- May 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Robinia tree in rear garden - Reduce the height of the canopy by approximately 5m.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01525/TREE
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Cedars 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
5 Cedars Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£1,340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 18 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
15 August 2013Most recent
£950,000
+34.8%over 8 years4 August 2005
£705,000
+104.3%over 5 years28 October 1999
£345,000
+118.4%over 3 years8 January 1996
£158,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 4JE: £495,500 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in BR3 4JE
Everything we know about 5 Cedars 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 Cedars Road homes
5 Cedars Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,800
Street avg £4,263
Floor Area
250 m²
Street avg 231 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 14.8 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
Beckenham Hospital — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB