34 Sidney Road, Beckenham, BR3 4QA
About 34 Sidney Road
34 Sidney Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Beckenham (BR3 4QA). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £907,000 is 17% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£526/sq ft) was about 74.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (September 2016).
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
34 Sidney Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2021DemolitionFullIn report
Demolition of existing rear addition to erect a single storey rear/side extension.
- Agent
- Graham Bell Town Planner
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01683/FULL6
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 34 Sidney Road
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- 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 2004.
£907,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 12 years.
£775,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2016Most recent
£775,000
+82.4%over 9 years3 May 2007
£425,000
+19.5%over 2 years16 December 2004
£355,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 4QA: £820,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in BR3 4QA
Everything we know about 34 Sidney 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 Sidney Road homes
Price per m²
£5,657
Street avg £5,885
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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
0.4 km
Churchfields Primary School. 45 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB