16 Downs Road, Beckenham, BR3 5JY
About 16 Downs Road
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
16 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
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jan 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Rear dormer extension to front pitched roof
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/04305/FULL6
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Downs Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,211,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,070,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Downs Road homes
On epc rating, 16 Downs Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,149
Street avg £5,110
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB