1 Blandford Road, Beckenham, BR3 4NE
About 1 Blandford Road
1 Blandford Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Beckenham (BR3 4NE). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £503,000 is 17% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£512/sq ft) was about 106.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £430,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2026DemolitionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of the existing rear conservatories. Construction of a single storey rear extension with parapet walls on both sides. Existing side access relocated on existing side fence boundary to accommodate the new extension footprint. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
Extension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00507/LDC
- Mar 2020RenovationOutlineIn report
Removal of two chimneys on side elevation
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00459/PLUD
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Blandford 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.
£503,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 13 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
7 April 2021Most recent
£430,000
+77.3%over 12 years22 May 2008
£242,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 4NE: £320,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in BR3 4NE
Lower Flat, 47 Blandford Road, Beckenham, BR3 4NE
Sold Jun 2024
£325,000Upper Flat, 49 Blandford Road, Beckenham, BR3 4NE
Sold Sept 2023
£290,000Lower Flat, 49 Blandford Road, Beckenham, BR3 4NE
Sold Sept 2022
£320,00037a, Blandford Road, Beckenham, BR3 4NE
Sold Jul 2022
£320,00039a, Blandford Road, Beckenham, BR3 4NE
Sold Mar 2022
£293,000
Everything we know about 1 Blandford 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 Blandford Road homes
On floor area, 1 Blandford Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,513
Street avg £3,912
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
Blandford Road (BR3) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Churchfields 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
51.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB