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BR3 5JY

Last sold £1,050,000 in July 2016

1, Downs Road, Beckenham

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
6 (est.)
Tenure
Freehold
Floor area
1,550 sq ft / 144 sq m
EPC rating
E
Elevation
About 44m — higher than about 60% of homes in Beckenham

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Price history in context

  • Jul 2016 — £1,050,000 · +90.9% · 63 pts ahead of the UK market
  • Jun 2006 — £550,000
— sold price – – bank of england base rate £1,050,000 £550,000 2006 2016

The life around it

  • Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green 8-min walk crosses a major road
  • St Christophers The Hall School 8-min walk crosses a major road
  • Beckenham Junction station 608m
  • Summerhouse Hill Wood 1.0km
  • The coast (coastline) 7.6km
  • Lake 465m
  • Pond 374m
  • Croydon Canal 3.1km
  • The Beck 264m
  • Kelsey Park 267m
  • Croydon Road Recreation Ground 676m
  • The Country Store 237m
  • Chancery Lane Beckenham (Stop L) 75m

Broadband

  • Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
  • Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
  • Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises

Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data

Commute by train

From Beckenham Junction, 608m away

  • 24 min London
  • 93 min Oxford
  • 94 min Cambridge
  • 102 min Brighton

Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.

Schools nearby

Flood risk

Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map

Noise

Road noise here is mapped at 60–64 dB (Lden, DEFRA 2022) — a busy road within earshot.

Modelled annual average at this point, not a measurement on the doorstep. Below 55 dB is not mapped.

Sunshine and hills

Sunshine: about 1,550 hours a year — sunnier than 40% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.

Hills: on level ground; surrounding hills hide about 2% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.

Crime

Around average for England & Wales — 55 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

Map

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Planning activity nearby

  • Permitted Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey rear infill… Jun 2026 source
  • Undecided Demolition of existing conservatory, conversion of garage to habitable space, elevational… May 2026 source
  • Permitted Replacement of two existing timber windows at Flat 3, 16 Wickham Road with new uPVC… Apr 2026 source
  • Undecided Change of use from commercial building (Use Class E) to form 3 flats (Use Class C3) with… Feb 2026 source
  • Undecided Details submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to… Jul 2026 source

Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.

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