17 Downs Hill, Beckenham, BR3 5HA
About 17 Downs Hill
17 Downs Hill is a three-bedroom detached house in Beckenham (BR3 5HA). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, solar panel installation and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £901,000 is 16.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£621/sq ft) was about 19.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £775,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
17 Downs Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2021Solar PanelsFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing garage and conservatory. Construction of a single storey side and rear extension with a partially glazed/hipped roof, glazed covered patio area, side/rear solar PV roof panels and elevational alterations.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/04676/FULL6
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- 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.
£901,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£775,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£775,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 5HA: £765,000 (2024–2019).
Everything we know about 17 Downs Hill, 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 Downs Hill homes
17 Downs Hill outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,681
Street avg £5,734
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
Ravensbourne Avenue / Downs Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Valley Primary School. 41 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
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB