1 Convent Close, Beckenham, BR3 5GD
About 1 Convent Close
1 Convent Close is a detached house in Beckenham (BR3 5GD). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 843 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in February 2011. At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £844,000 is 40% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£715/sq ft) was about 125.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Convent Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Dec 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Convent Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Nov 2023RenovationAmendmentIn report
Amendment to previous planning permission ref 21/02506/FULL6:- Alteration of ground floor kitchen window- New small window to match approved window on north side elevation.
- Agent
- Robert Fish Associates
New Windows- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02506/AMD
- Jul 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Extending first floor over existing garage and partial garage conversion
- Agent
- Robert Fish Associates
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02506/FULL6
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Convent Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£844,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 11 years.
£603,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
25 February 2011Most recent
£603,000
+82.8%over 11 years10 December 1999
£329,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 5GD: £925,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in BR3 5GD
Everything we know about 1 Convent Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Convent Close homes
On floor area, 1 Convent Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,701
Street avg £5,651
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 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
0.0 km
Convent Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 46 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB