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On Station Approach, in New Beckenham
What it's like at SE26 5FD: every home that has sold on Station Approach 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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Sales and extensions on Station Approach; 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.
1 of the 76 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| Flat 1, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2021 | £480,000 | 75 m² | £6,400/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 11, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Sept 2017 | £525,000 | 93 m² | £5,645/m² | 1 |
| Flat 21, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Aug 2017 | £385,000 | 53 m² | £7,264/m² | 1 |
| Flat 24, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Aug 2017 | £535,995 | 88 m² | £6,091/m² | 1 |
| Flat 25, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Sept 2017 | £539,995 | 93 m² | £5,806/m² | 1 |
| Flat 5, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Sept 2025 | £440,000 | 82 m² | £5,366/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £379,995 | 53 m² | £7,170/m² | 1 |
| Flat 29, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Aug 2017 | £390,000 | 50 m² | £7,800/m² | 1 |
| Flat 13, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Sept 2017 | £599,995 | 105 m² | £5,714/m² | 1 |
| Flat 27, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £599,995 | 95 m² | £6,316/m² | 1 |
| Flat 31, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Aug 2017 | £529,995 | 75 m² | £7,067/m² | 1 |
| Flat 10, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Mar 2018 | £499,995 | 88 m² | £5,682/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Aug 2017 | £375,000 | 53 m² | £7,075/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £550,000 | 105 m² | £5,238/m² | 1 |
| Flat 9, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Feb 2025 | £342,500 | 57 m² | £6,009/m² | 2 |
| Flat 28, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Mar 2018 | £499,950 | 71 m² | £7,042/m² | 1 |
| Flat 20, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £565,000 | 105 m² | £5,381/m² | 1 |
| Flat 12, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Aug 2017 | £529,995 | 82 m² | £6,463/m² | 1 |
| Flat 30, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £529,995 | 69 m² | £7,681/m² | 1 |
| Flat 8, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Sept 2017 | £390,000 | 53 m² | £7,358/m² | 1 |
| Flat 7, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Mar 2024 | £320,000 | 53 m² | £6,038/m² | 2 |
| Flat 19, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Aug 2017 | £529,995 | 82 m² | £6,463/m² | 1 |
| Flat 16, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Aug 2017 | £390,000 | 56 m² | £6,964/m² | 1 |
| Flat 15, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Sept 2017 | £399,995 | 53 m² | £7,547/m² | 1 |
| Flat 26, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Aug 2017 | £400,000 | 52 m² | £7,692/m² | 1 |
| Flat 23, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Mar 2026 | £340,000 | 56 m² | £6,071/m² | 2 |
| Flat 22, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Aug 2017 | £380,000 | 53 m² | £7,170/m² | 1 |
| Flat 14, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Nov 2024 | £305,000 | 53 m² | £5,755/m² | 2 |
| Flat 6, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Apr 2018 | £552,500 | 105 m² | £5,262/m² | 1 |
| Flat 17, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Nov 2024 | £450,000 | 88 m² | £5,114/m² | 2 |
| Flat 18, 3, Station ApproachFlat | Sept 2017 | £529,995 | 93 m² | £5,699/m² | 1 |
| Flat 12, 7, Station ApproachFlat | Feb 2024 | £342,000 | 54 m² | £6,333/m² | 2 |
| Flat 8, 7, Station ApproachFlat | Feb 2018 | £490,000 | 73 m² | £6,712/m² | 1 |
| Flat 7, 7, Station ApproachFlat | May 2022 | £565,000 | 107 m² | £5,280/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 7, Station ApproachFlat | Jul 2017 | £589,995 | 107 m² | £5,514/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, 7, Station ApproachFlat | Aug 2022 | £542,500 | 107 m² | £5,070/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, 7, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £565,000 | 106 m² | £5,330/m² | 1 |
| Flat 10, 7, Station ApproachFlat | Sept 2023 | £355,000 | 52 m² | £6,827/m² | 2 |
| Flat 5, 7, Station ApproachFlat | May 2026 | £425,000 | 73 m² | £5,822/m² | 3 |
| Flat 11, 7, Station ApproachFlat | Sept 2022 | £390,000 | 54 m² | £7,222/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 7, Station ApproachFlat | Mar 2018 | £494,995 | 73 m² | £6,781/m² | 1 |
| Flat 13, 7, Station ApproachFlat | Sept 2017 | £390,000 | 52 m² | £7,500/m² | 1 |
| Flat 6, 7, Station ApproachFlat | Sept 2017 | £599,995 | 106 m² | £5,660/m² | 1 |
| Flat 9, 7, Station ApproachFlat | Aug 2018 | £599,995 | 106 m² | £5,660/m² | 1 |
| Flat 29, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2018 | £549,995 | 83 m² | £6,626/m² | 1 |
| Flat 26, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Mar 2018 | £499,995 | 70 m² | £7,143/m² | 1 |
| Flat 28, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £414,995 | 51 m² | £8,137/m² | 1 |
| Flat 30, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £400,000 | 50 m² | £8,000/m² | 1 |
| Flat 23, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Nov 2017 | £515,000 | 89 m² | £5,787/m² | 1 |
| Flat 5, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £349,995 | 52 m² | £6,731/m² | 1 |
| Flat 7, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Jan 2026 | £410,000 | 89 m² | £4,607/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Sept 2022 | £405,000 | 69 m² | £5,870/m² | 2 |
| Flat 9, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £390,000 | 54 m² | £7,222/m² | 1 |
| Flat 12, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £452,000 | 69 m² | £6,551/m² | 1 |
| Flat 8, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £399,995 | 62 m² | £6,452/m² | 1 |
| Flat 15, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Feb 2018 | £490,000 | 89 m² | £5,506/m² | 1 |
| Flat 10, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Feb 2018 | £497,995 | 80 m² | £6,225/m² | 1 |
| Flat 19, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Mar 2018 | £450,000 | 63 m² | £7,143/m² | 1 |
| Flat 27, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Apr 2018 | £519,995 | 75 m² | £6,933/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Aug 2018 | £425,000 | 63 m² | £6,746/m² | 1 |
| Flat 13, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Dec 2024 | £305,000 | 52 m² | £5,865/m² | 2 |
| Flat 6, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Dec 2021 | £300,000 | 52 m² | £5,769/m² | 2 |
| Flat 11, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2018 | £449,995 | 63 m² | £7,143/m² | 1 |
| Flat 16, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £402,500 | 62 m² | £6,492/m² | 1 |
| Flat 18, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Apr 2018 | £499,995 | 80 m² | £6,250/m² | 1 |
| Flat 21, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Mar 2025 | £315,000 | 52 m² | £6,058/m² | 2 |
| Flat 22, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £384,995 | 52 m² | £7,404/m² | 1 |
| Flat 17, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Nov 2017 | £370,000 | 54 m² | £6,852/m² | 1 |
| Flat 20, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Apr 2018 | £469,995 | 69 m² | £6,812/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £390,000 | 54 m² | £7,222/m² | 1 |
| Flat 25, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Apr 2018 | £499,995 | 69 m² | £7,246/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Apr 2018 | £494,995 | 80 m² | £6,187/m² | 1 |
| Flat 14, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £376,175 | 52 m² | £7,234/m² | 1 |
| Flat 24, 11, Station ApproachFlat | Oct 2017 | £405,000 | 62 m² | £6,532/m² | 1 |
| Unit 3, Dylon Works Development, Station ApproachOther · company-owned | Oct 2021 | £209,084 | – | – | 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: 52% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Lower Sydenham, a few minutes' walk (100 m), with 787k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Lower Sydenham, 50 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (route 352); 28 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 16% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 12 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Haseltine Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 65% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green (0.6 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Sedgehill Academy, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 43.9 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Girls Academy Bromley (1.1 km) and Harris Academy Beckenham (1.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Newstead Wood School (9 km) and Wilson's School (9.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys, 600 m away, with Seasalt Food And Wine closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sydenham Green Group Practice (700 m), with Touchwood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Stylie Barbers is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital Lewisham, 4.4 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 50 restaurants and cafés and 7 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
King's Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Railway Tavern the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 150 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 13 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (73%).
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 536 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Southend Park, 300 m away; for exercise, The Bridge Leisure Centre (300 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 14 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
36 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.
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%.
56 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 SE26 5FD →
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 11 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 30 km.
Most households own their home, 33% 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" Station Approach in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 75 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 75 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.0% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 68.0% | 90.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 15.8% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 13.9% | 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
Nearest: Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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