13 Downs Road, Beckenham, BR3 5JY
About 13 Downs Road
13 Downs Road is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Beckenham (BR3 5JY). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,174,000 is 11.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£519/sq ft) was about 70.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £1,050,053. 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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
13 Downs Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
13 Downs Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2009.
£1,174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 12 years.
£1,050,053
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2021Most recent
£1,050,053
+130.0%over 11 years12 October 2009
£456,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 5JY: £885,000 (2024–2016).
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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 Downs Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 13 Downs Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,585
Street avg £5,172
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
0.1 km
Chancery Lane Beckenham — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green. 45 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
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB