2 Downs Bridge Road, Beckenham, BR3 5HX
About 2 Downs Bridge Road
2 Downs Bridge Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Beckenham (BR3 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£540/sq ft) was about 20% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £970,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
2 Downs Bridge Road'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.
- Oct 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing side extension and removal of chimney and construction of single storey front/side/rear extension with new garage, roof lanterns and elevational alterations.
Extension- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/04065/HPA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Downs Bridge Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£999,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£970,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 February 2023Most recent
£970,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 5HX: £535,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BR3 5HX
7 Downs Bridge Road, Beckenham, BR3 5HX
Sold Mar 2025
£1,031,101Denbeck Court, Flat 6, 13 Downs Bridge Road, Beckenham, BR3 5HX
Sold Apr 2022
£535,000Denbeck Court, Flat 7, 13 Downs Bridge Road, Beckenham, BR3 5HX
Sold Jul 2020
£460,00011 Downs Bridge Road, Beckenham, BR3 5HX
Sold Jun 2020
£970,000Flat 1, 12 Downs Bridge Road, Beckenham, BR3 5HX
Sold Mar 2020
£450,000
Everything we know about 2 Downs Bridge 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
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Downs Bridge Road homes
Price per m² for 2 Downs Bridge Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,808
Street avg £4,107
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
Albemarle Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Clare House Primary School. 42 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
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB