12 Lakeside, Beckenham, BR3 6LX
About 12 Lakeside
12 Lakeside is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Beckenham (BR3 6LX). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). At 89 m² this is the 15th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 75–147 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 30 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony.
Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£526/sq ft) was about 74.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £504,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageEn bloc
- BalconyYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
12 Lakeside has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12 Lakeside has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£515,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 26 years.
£504,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
2 October 2022Most recent
£504,000
+22.9%over 3 years6 November 2018
£410,000
+196.0%over 19 years11 July 1999
£138,500
+116.4%over 2 years28 February 1997
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 6LX: £725,000 (2024–2024).
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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 Lakeside homes
12 Lakeside outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,663
Street avg £4,378
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Overbury Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Clare House Primary School. 40 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB