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On Beckenham Place Park, in Beckenham East & Kelsey Park
What it's like at BR3 5BT: every home that has sold on Beckenham Place Park since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Beckenham Place Park; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 50 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 48, Beckenham Place ParkDetached | Jul 2020 | £1,200,000 | 161 m² | £7,453/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50, Beckenham Place ParkDetached | Aug 2012 | £780,000 | 163 m² | £4,785/m² | 1 |
| 60, Beckenham Place ParkFlat | Dec 2020 | £625,000 | 107 m² | £5,841/m² | 3 |
| 62, Beckenham Place ParkTerraced | Apr 2016 | £575,000 | 109 m² | £5,275/m² | 2 |
| 64, Beckenham Place ParkDetached | Sept 2015 | £490,000 | 103 m² | £4,757/m² | 3 |
| 66, Beckenham Place ParkTerraced | Aug 2014 | £422,000 | 105 m² | £4,019/m² | 1 |
| 68, Beckenham Place ParkTerraced | Mar 2025 | £700,000 | 110 m² | £6,364/m² | 2 |
| 70, Beckenham Place ParkFlat | Jan 2008 | £415,000 | 113 m² | £3,673/m² | 2 |
| 72, Beckenham Place ParkFlat | Sept 2015 | £580,000 | 126 m² | £4,603/m² | 3 |
| 74, Beckenham Place ParkSemi-detached | Oct 2016 | £665,000 | 124 m² | £5,363/m² | 2 |
| 76, Beckenham Place ParkFlat | Aug 2011 | £400,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 78, Beckenham Place ParkFlat | Mar 2021 | £500,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 80, Beckenham Place ParkSemi-detached | Feb 2001 | £250,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 82, Beckenham Place ParkDetached | Apr 2004 | £935,000 | 234 m² | £3,996/m² | 1 |
| 86, Beckenham Place ParkDetached | Oct 2021 | £1,500,000 | 228 m² | £6,579/m² | 2 |
| 90, Beckenham Place ParkDetached | Apr 2006 | £960,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Charalyn, Beckenham Place ParkDetached | Sept 1999 | £375,000 | – | – | 1 |
| St Margarets Cottage, Beckenham Place ParkDetached | Nov 2008 | £810,000 | 269 m² | £3,011/m² | 3 |
| Flat 7, St. Margarets, Beckenham Place ParkFlat | Dec 2003 | £327,000 | 119 m² | £2,748/m² | 5 |
| Flat 6, St. Margarets, Beckenham Place ParkFlat | Sept 2010 | £305,000 | 98 m² | £3,112/m² | 3 |
| Flat 5, St. Margarets, Beckenham Place ParkFlat | Apr 2010 | £350,000 | 111 m² | £3,153/m² | 3 |
| Flat 8, St. Margarets, Beckenham Place ParkFlat | Sept 2021 | £505,000 | 97 m² | £5,206/m² | 5 |
| Flat 2, St. Margarets, Beckenham Place ParkFlat | Mar 2022 | £320,000 | 58 m² | £5,517/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, St. Margarets, Beckenham Place ParkFlat | Jan 2010 | £330,000 | 108 m² | £3,056/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, St. Margarets, Beckenham Place ParkFlat | Jan 2012 | £235,000 | 70 m² | £3,357/m² | 1 |
| 1, Southwater CloseDetached | Jan 2021 | £1,125,000 | 152 m² | £7,401/m² | 2 |
| 2, Southwater CloseDetached | Dec 2015 | £860,000 | 304 m² | £2,829/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 57% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Beckenham Junction, about a 10-minute walk (650 m), with 1.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Beckenham Cricket Club, 250 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (route 354); 9 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 13% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 13 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 82% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green (0.5 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Sedgehill Academy, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 43.9 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Academy Beckenham (1 km) and Harris Girls Academy Bromley (2.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Newstead Wood School (8 km) and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (9.2 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 600 m away; Co-op Beckenham (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bromleag Care Practice (800 m), with Beckenham Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Sun City is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital Lewisham, 5.1 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 44% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Beckenham Place Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Beckenham Sports Club the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Homes are mostly flats (61%).
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Beckenham Place Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Beckenham Place Park Lake (650 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.6 µg/m³).
26 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Summer Pavilion, Beckenham Tennis Club | II | 170 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Beckenham and Penge constituency: Liam Conlon MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 12,905 (24.7%), turnout 68%. Vote shares: Labour 49%, Conservative 25%, Reform UK 10%, Liberal Democrat 9%.
39 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near BR3 5BT →
For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 30 km.
Most households own their home, 29% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 54% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Beckenham Place Park in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 36 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.1% | 90.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.5% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 44 min
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