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8 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJ

Flat / maisonetteLeasehold57 m² · EPC
Last sale£290,000Sep 2023 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Bromley flat prices£288,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC CApr 2022
12MapN ↑238 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

1Leasehold: Lease documents needed

The lease term and charges affect future costs and mortgage options.

Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.

HM Land Registry · Sep 2023

2Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (1–3% 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 · EPC C

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 flat prices

£288,000

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This home’s sale history

Oct 1999 £51,466Feb 2008 £164,000Sep 2023 £290,000Oct 1999Sep 2023£290,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Sep 2023£290,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA
Feb 2008£164,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA
Oct 1999£51,466Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA

Street sales

Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £287,500 · 2 sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
13 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJOct 2024£305,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
12 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJJul 2024£270,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
8 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJSep 2023£290,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
10 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJMay 2023£305,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
4 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJSep 2021£280,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
1 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJSep 2021£300,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
13 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJAug 2021£277,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
10 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJMay 2019£232,500Other propertyLeasehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
1 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJOct 2018£270,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
4 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJJul 2017£256,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
3 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJFeb 2016£195,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
4 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJJun 2013£160,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
1 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJMay 2011£128,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
14 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJNov 2009£150,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
8 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJFeb 2008£164,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
5 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJSep 2006£150,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
1 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJAug 2000£78,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
8 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJOct 1999£51,466Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
5 St Marys Close, Orpington, BR5 3AJMar 1995£50,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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The land

Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (1–3% 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 C

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 · Apr 2022

Floor area
57 m²
Potential EPC band
C
Age band
England and Wales: 1950-1966
Walls (certificate wording)
Cavity wall, filled cavity
Roof (certificate wording)
Pitched, 25 mm loft insulation
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Apr 2022

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%

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): 6 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 224

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Lease documents

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Next steps

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

Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.

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Questions for the agent

Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer

Ask the surveyor

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.

Ask the conveyancer

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

  • Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
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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