25 Chaffinch Road, Beckenham, BR3 4LT
About 25 Chaffinch Road
25 Chaffinch Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Beckenham (BR3 4LT). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (January 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold September 2023 for £635,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£608/sq ft) was about 92% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
25 Chaffinch Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
25 Chaffinch Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 25 Chaffinch 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£643,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 20 years.
£635,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
13 September 2023Most recent
£635,000
+91.3%over 12 years19 April 2011
£332,000
-2.6%over 3 years9 October 2007
£341,000
+36.4%over 4 years29 June 2003
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 4LT: £596,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BR3 4LT
Everything we know about 25 Chaffinch 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 Chaffinch Road homes
25 Chaffinch Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£6,546
Street avg £5,489
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
Clock House Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Balgowan Primary School. 47 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
42.2dB