7 Downs Road, Beckenham, BR3 5JY
About 7 Downs Road
7 Downs Road is a mid-terrace house in Beckenham (BR3 5JY). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
At 157 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). Today's modelled estimate of £1,001,000 is 29.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 50.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2020 for £775,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
7 Downs Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Downs Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- 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.
£1,001,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£775,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 2020Most recent
£775,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 5JY: £900,000 (2024–2016).
Everything we know about 7 Downs 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 Road homes
Price per m²
£4,936
Street avg £5,244
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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.
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
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB