8 Convent Close, Beckenham, BR3 5GD
About 8 Convent Close
8 Convent Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Beckenham (BR3 5GD). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 167 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (137 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,116,000 is 20.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£515/sq ft) was about 49.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in December 2015.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- EV chargerYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Convent Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jan 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Oak - Thin by 20% and cut back over road by 3m.T2 Oak - Thin by 20% and cut back over road by 3m.SUBJECT TO TPO 629 (G1)
- Agent
- Furlonger Tree Services
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/05660/TPO
- Jul 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Two Oak trees in front garden to left of property - Crown thin by 20% and reduce lower branches over road by 1m.SUBJECT TO TPO 629 (G1)
- Agent
- Denton Tree Surgeons
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02338/TPO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 8 Convent Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£1,116,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 20 years.
£925,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
11 December 2015Most recent
£925,000
+137.2%over 14 years28 June 2001
£390,000
+93.5%over 6 years27 June 1995
£201,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 5GD: £750,000 (2023–2011).
Nearby sales in BR3 5GD
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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
8 Convent Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,539
Street avg £5,922
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 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