255a, Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4RP

255a is a mid-terrace house in Beckenham (BR3 4RP). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. At 103 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (18–103 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 31 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70).

It hasn't traded since December 2002, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 sits 415% above the 2002 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 86.2% below the postcode norm.