6 Den Close, Beckenham, BR3 6RP

6 Den Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Beckenham (BR3 6RP). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and 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). Other recorded features include outbuildings. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (146 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£519/sq ft) was about 31.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £1,150,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.