5 Cromwell Road, Beckenham, BR3 4LP
About 5 Cromwell Road
5 Cromwell Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Beckenham (BR3 4LP). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,006,000 is 18.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 72.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £850,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
5 Cromwell Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Cromwell Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Cromwell 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,006,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 15 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
4 November 2022Most recent
£850,000
+95.4%over 15 years11 July 2007
£435,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 4LP: £860,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in BR3 4LP
Everything we know about 5 Cromwell 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 Cromwell Road homes
5 Cromwell Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,247
Street avg £4,547
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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
0.2 km
Cromwell Road Elmers End — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Balgowan Primary School. 43 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
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB