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7 Downs View Close, Orpington, BR6 7SU

DetachedFreehold129 m² · EPC
Last sale£625,000May 2018 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Bromley detached prices£754,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC EMay 2010
12MapN ↑119 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Before you offer

2 things to check

1Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (3–5% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

2EPC E

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · May 2010

+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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Price

If it moved with Bromley detached prices

£754,000

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This home’s sale history

Aug 2010 £375,000May 2018 £625,000Aug 2010May 2018£625,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
May 2018£625,000DetachedFreeholdA
Aug 2010£375,000DetachedFreeholdA

Street sales

Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £830,000 · 1 sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
8 Downs View Close, Orpington, BR6 7SUJul 2025£830,000DetachedFreehold
15 Downs View Close, Orpington, BR6 7SUMay 2019£590,000DetachedFreehold
7 Downs View Close, Orpington, BR6 7SUMay 2018£625,000DetachedFreehold
2 Downs View Close, Orpington, BR6 7SUJul 2014£760,000DetachedFreehold
15 Downs View Close, Orpington, BR6 7SUJun 2014£525,000DetachedFreehold
7 Downs View Close, Orpington, BR6 7SUAug 2010£375,000DetachedFreehold
3 Downs View Close, Orpington, BR6 7SUApr 2010£383,000DetachedFreehold
2 Downs View Close, Orpington, BR6 7SUAug 2007£360,000DetachedFreehold
Show all 13
AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
Clouds, 5 Downs View Close, Orpington, BR6 7SUMay 2006£400,000DetachedFreehold
Clouds, 5 Downs View Close, Orpington, BR6 7SUSep 1999£228,000DetachedFreehold
2 Downs View Close, Orpington, BR6 7SUJul 1999£245,000DetachedFreehold
1 Downs View Close, Orpington, BR6 7SUJun 1999£210,000DetachedFreehold
6 Downs View Close, Orpington, BR6 7SUMay 1999£195,000DetachedFreehold
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The land

Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (3–5% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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The building

EPC E

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · May 2010

Floor area
129 m²
Potential EPC band
C
Age band
England and Wales: 1950-1966
Walls (certificate wording)
Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof (certificate wording)
Pitched, 50 mm loft insulation
Windows (certificate wording)
Partial double glazing
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · May 2010

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 0%

Full fibre in the local authority: 68.6%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 9 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 107

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Next steps

Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.

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Questions for the agent

Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer

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Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?

  • Radon: Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
  • Energy certificate: Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

Ask the conveyancer

Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?

    Sources and licences

    Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

    Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

    © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.

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