27 Chaffinch Road, Beckenham, BR3 4LT
About 27 Chaffinch Road
27 Chaffinch Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Beckenham (BR3 4LT). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £800,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 113 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 16 EPCs). Across 2014–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£658/sq ft) was about 107.8% 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
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
27 Chaffinch Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Agent
- The Harvest Partnership
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00397/FULL6
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 27 Chaffinch Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 27 Chaffinch Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£838,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 11 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
20 July 2025Most recent
£800,000
+87.6%over 11 years27 May 2014
£426,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 4LT: £596,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BR3 4LT
Everything we know about 27 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
On years held, 27 Chaffinch Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,080
Street avg £5,444
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB