5 Ashmere Avenue, Beckenham, BR3 6PQ
About 5 Ashmere Avenue
5 Ashmere Avenue is a two-bedroom detached house in Beckenham (BR3 6PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 255 m² (around 2745 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 255 m² the property is well over the postcode median (166 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold November 2021 for £1,430,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£521/sq ft) was about 30.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
- BalconyYes
Energy performance
5 Ashmere Avenue'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
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2020Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Loft conversion to include roof alteration to adjust the ridge and hip, addition of rear dormer and rooflight to front.LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)
- Agent
- Richard Bonshor Chartered Architect
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/03101/PLUD
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£1,561,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 17 years.
£1,430,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
19 November 2021Most recent
£1,430,000
+105.8%over 7 years30 March 2014
£695,000
+13.5%over 4 years12 November 2009
£612,475
+26.9%over 5 years29 September 2004
£482,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR3 6PQ: £1,210,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BR3 6PQ
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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 Ashmere Avenue homes
Floor Area for 5 Ashmere Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,608
Street avg £5,645
Floor Area
255 m²
Street avg 207 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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
Bromley Road / Scotts Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Clare House Primary School. 41 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB