House prices in BR3 5 (Beckenham Junction)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'BR3 5' (Beckenham Junction, Beckenham) - statistics were last calculated on 30 June 2024.


Defining 'BR3 5'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "BR3 5", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Beckenham Junction.

You can click on the map labels to change to a neighbouring sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Beckenham Junction is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. 21, Apex Close, Beckenham Junction, Beckenham, sold for £355,000 on May-2024. Given the internal area of 52 square metres, the price per sqm is £6,826.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £6,600-£7,000, £7,000-£7,400, £7,400-£7,800 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 197 sales in Beckenham Junction (BR3 5) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Beckenham Junction, Beckenham
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Beckenham Junction

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Beckenham Junction (BR3 5). Of the 197 transactions, half were sold for between £5,070 and £6,290 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'BR3 5' is £5,600. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £6,290 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Beckenham Junction, Beckenham

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Beckenham. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for Beckenham Junction
House price heatmap for Beckenham Junction, Beckenham

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'BR3 5' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
BR3 3 Eden Park £5,290 sqm £6,140 sqm £6,900 sqm
BR3 4 Elmers End £5,390 sqm £6,300 sqm £6,910 sqm
BR3 1 Beckenham Junction £5,000 sqm £5,580 sqm £6,390 sqm
BR3 6 Beckenham Junction £5,250 sqm £5,960 sqm £7,000 sqm
BR3 5 Beckenham Junction £5,070 sqm £5,600 sqm £6,290 sqm

Will Beckenham house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for BR3 5 (Beckenham Junction) compared with both the wider area BR3 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in Beckenham Junction,Beckenham
House price trends for Beckenham Junction

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Most recent BR3 5 sales
Recent trends for Beckenham Junction

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Beckenham to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Beckenham and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
Albemarle Road, Beckenham Junction, BR3 5H 73 sqm £5,693 77
The Avenue, Beckenham Junction, BR3 5E 72 sqm £5,253 62
Albemarle Road, Beckenham Junction, BR3 5X 59 sqm £5,567 29
The Avenue, Beckenham Junction, BR3 5D 85 sqm £5,598 26
Westgate Road, Beckenham Junction, BR3 5D 75 sqm £5,421 19
Albemarle Road, Beckenham Junction, BR3 5L 64 sqm £5,510 19
Southend Road, Beckenham Junction, BR3 5A 77 sqm £4,774 18
Foxgrove Road, Beckenham Junction, BR3 5D 91 sqm £5,308 16

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Raw data

Our analysis of Beckenham Junction is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid sqm £/sqm
21, Apex Close, Beckenham Junction, Beckenham £355,000
May-2024
52 6,826
2 Blair Court, The Knoll, Beckenham Junction, Beckenham £683,000
Apr-2024
105 6,504
Flat 12a Howard Court, 35, Bromley Rd, Beckenham Junction, Beckenham £297,500
Apr-2024
67 4,440

See the entire list of all sales in Beckenham Junction (BR3 5) here.

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