17 Forster Road, Beckenham, BR3 4LH
About 17 Forster Road
17 Forster Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Beckenham (BR3 4LH). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £853,000 is 13.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£557/sq ft) was about 84.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2020 for £750,000.
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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
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Forster Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replace existing extension with new full width single storey rear extension, 4m in depth, reinstate chimney at front side and elevational alterations
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/05218/FULL6
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£853,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£750,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 September 2020Most recent
£750,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 4LH: £850,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in BR3 4LH
Everything we know about 17 Forster 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 Forster Road homes
17 Forster Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,000
Street avg £4,797
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.4 km
Eden Park Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Balgowan Primary School. 45 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
51.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB