Buying a home in BR3, Beckenham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£658kmost £588k–£774k

Houses per m²£6,699flats £5,397

Sold last year4123,093 in five years

Prices in Bromley-3.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in BR3 sold for £657,513 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £588,326 and £773,667, for about 97 m² of space.

412 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £259k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BR3 3 (£6,427) and the most in BR3 6 (£6,988).

Across Bromley, prices are down 3.1% on a year ago and up 7.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,990 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,998 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in BR3 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£348,946	£312k–£615k	50 m²	36
2	£498,073	£444k–£580k	71 m²	237
3	£657,513	£588k–£774k	97 m²	822
4	£809,281	£707k–£986k	130 m²	377
5+	£1,182,311	£957k–£1.42m	178 m²	384

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£349k	£498k	£658k	£809k	£1.18m
Detached	—	£604k	£866k	£1.06m	£1.3m
Semi-detached	£325k	£508k	£674k	£835k	£1.05m
Terraced	£347k	£482k	£642k	£736k	£791k
Flats	£259k	£366k	£413k	£510k	£937k

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across BR3

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
BR3 1	£6,692	£5,311
BR3 3	£6,427	£5,299
BR3 4	£6,896	£5,610
BR3 5	£6,705	£5,498
BR3 6	£6,988	£5,149

Schools near BR3

Best state primary within 2 kmHarris Primary Academy Beckenham Green97% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%12 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmHarris Girls Academy Bromley68.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%30 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

SE20 London · 2 km3-bed house £616k SE26 London · 3 km3-bed house £692k SE25 London · 3 km3-bed house £489k BR1 Bromley · 4 km3-bed house £554k BR4 West Wickham · 4 km3-bed house £663k SE6 London · 4 km3-bed house £607k BR2 Bromley · 4 km3-bed house £614k SE19 London · 4 km3-bed house £657k

Questions about BR3

Is BR3 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Bromley are down 3.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (97% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (68.4% against 43.8%); 412 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in BR3?

A typical 3-bedroom house in BR3 sold for £657,513 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £588,326 and £773,667.

How many homes sell in BR3 each year?

412 homes sold in the last year and 3,093 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near BR3?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green, where 97% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near BR3?

For a 3-bedroom house, SE25 (£489k, 3 km), BR1 (£554k, 4 km), CR0 (£446k, 5 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.