BR3 5HB

Last sold £455,000 in May 2004

30, Downs Hill, Beckenham

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5 (est.)
Tenure
Freehold
Floor area
2,465 sq ft / 229 sq m
EPC rating
D
Elevation
About 58m — higher than about 90% of homes in Beckenham

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Price history in context

  • May 2004 — £455,000

The life around it

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School 12-min walk
  • St Christophers The Hall School 15-min walk crosses a major road
  • Ravensbourne station 276m
  • Summerhouse Hill Wood 425m
  • The coast (coastline) 7.1km
  • Lake 1.4km
  • Pond 784m
  • Croydon Canal 4.0km
  • Ravensbourne River 306m
  • Beckenham Place Park 243m
  • Playing Field 317m
  • The Country Store 833m
  • Downs Hill / The Avenue (->N) 39m

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 Ravensbourne, 276m away

  • 27 min London
  • 100 min Brighton
  • 105 min Cambridge
  • 105 min Oxford

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

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 a gentle north-east-facing slope; surrounding hills hide about 7% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.

Planning

  • In the Downs Hill, Beckenham conservation area — external changes usually need consent.

From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.

Crime

Around average for England & Wales — 82 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

Map

Location: exact

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Planning activity nearby

  • Permitted T1 Weeping Willow - Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points. Mar 2026 source
  • Undecided Beech hedge - Reduce by approximately 3m back to its last reduction point. Jun 2026 source
  • Permitted T2 & T3 Pine trees - Fell. May 2026 source
  • Permitted Demolition of existing garage and rear covered patio area. Construction of replacement… Apr 2026 source
  • Rejected Proposed detached garage and swimming pool to rear garden with landscaping alterations.… Apr 2026 source

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

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