Downs Bridge Road, Beckenham
South East
£1,000,000
Listed on 26/09/2026
Listed on 26/09/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
4Type
DetachedArea
1527 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This chain-free detached house has four bedrooms and a generous plot, with a driveway, side garage, front garden and a large rear garden with an outbuilding and additional storage. The existing accommodation includes an entrance hall, separate reception and dining rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room and a ground-floor WC, with four bedrooms and a family bathroom upstairs.
Planning permission is stated to have been granted for a wraparound extension, offering a route to enlarge the house, subject to checking the approved plans and any conditions. The garage may also offer scope for incorporation into the main accommodation, subject to the necessary consents. The property is offered by Alan de Maid in Beckenham.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
38out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This substantial detached four-bedroom home has a usable layout, established rear garden and a clear medium-scale modernisation canvas. The dated kitchen and bathroom, along with older finishes across several rooms, offer scope to refresh the interiors; the granted wraparound-extension permission and side garage add further possibilities, subject to checking the approval and required consents.
The price is the main constraint: at £655/sqf, the £1,000,000 asking price is around 20% above the local average. Combined with a mid-to-substantial works programme, the purchase leaves projected all-in costs stretched against the local benchmark for a home of this floor area; that benchmark is not a forecast of the value after renovation. The space and enlargement potential are appealing, but the numbers make this a low-opportunity project at the current asking price.
Key opportunities
- Modernise the dated kitchen and bathroom and update older decoration and floor finishes across the photographed rooms.
- Explore the granted wraparound-extension plans and possible garage incorporation, verifying the approval and necessary consents first.
- Make use of the established rear garden, patio, outbuilding and storage buildings as part of a refreshed family home.
Key risks
- At the current asking price, adding a mid-to-substantial works programme leaves the overall cost position stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area.
- Headroom after works looks limited after allowing for the asking price and a non-cosmetic works programme — roughly 22% above what comparable floor area achieves locally in current condition, so margin after refurbishment is unproven.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Shortlands Rail Station
0.4 miles
Train · Shortlands
Ravensbourne Rail Station
0.4 miles
Train · Bromley Park
Beckenham Junction Rail Station
0.8 miles
Train · Beckenham
Beckenham Junction Tram Stop
0.9 miles
Tram · Beckenham
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Current average variable rate is 6.58%
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£4,086
Based on a loan of £750,000 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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Pricing
Price history
-9.1% since listed
£1,000,000£100,000(-9.1%)
31/10/2026£1,100,000Initial listing
27/09/2026Services
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