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16 Downs Road, Beckenham, BR3 5JY

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
174 m²
1873 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Downs Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

16 Downs Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Beckenham (BR3 5JY). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2020. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,211,000 is 13.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£571/sq ft) was about 87.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £1,070,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

16 Downs Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2021from Mar 2020
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Downs Road, Beckenham, BR3 5JY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2007
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Rear dormer extension to front pitched roof

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    06/04305/FULL6
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 16 Downs Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,211,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£1,070,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 September 2021Most recent

    £1,070,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 5JY: £885,000 (2024–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Downs Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 16 Downs Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£6,149

Street avg £5,110

Above

Floor Area

174 m²

Street avg 148 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Beckenham district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BR3 5JY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BR3 5JY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BR3 5JY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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