78, Friar Road
78, Friar Road
Description & Estimates
78, Friar Road, Orpington is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 1,011 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 418 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 78, Friar Road, Orpington is £600,157 and its rental estimate is £2,143 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Friar Road, Orpington, BR5 falls within the BR5 postal district, in the borough of Bromley.
Our Data Sources
78, Friar Road, Orpington has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in April 2014 and a single entry in the EPC database dated September 2013.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 78, Friar Road, Orpington, we estimate a market value of £630,165 and a rental value of £2,250 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £558,146 and £1,993 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 78, Friar Road, Orpington has seen its estimated sale value climb by £3,367 (0.6%) and its estimated rental value rise by £97 per month (4.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.3%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 78, Friar Road, Orpington as measuring 418 m2.
That makes it the 2nd largest plot in the postcode, where 18 of the 20 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
78, Friar Road, Orpington has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 26 Sep 2013.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 78, Friar Road, Orpington completed on 17th April 2014 at £390,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 57.3% over the period since April 2014.
- Sold Apr 2014£390,000
- Sold May 2004£310,000
- Sold Nov 1999£125,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 78, Friar Road, Orpington have sold within a radius of 550 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 3rd September 2025, was 82, Hayfield Road, Orpington, BR5 2DN, a freehold house which sold for £545,000.
Read more about house prices in BR5.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 95 addresses on Friar Road, Orpington, BR5, 78, Friar Road, Orpington comes out as the 38th largest and the 20th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £118k more expensive than the average property across the BR5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mPoverest Primary School
- 700mPerry Hall Primary School
- 1.1kmSt. Mary Cray Primary Academy
- 2.0kmHarris Academy Orpington
- 2.6kmSt Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
- 2.6kmKemnal Technology College
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Public Transport Nearby
From 78, Friar Road, Orpington, the nearest station is St Mary Cray, 800 metres away.
- 800mSt Mary Cray
- 1.7kmPetts Wood
- 1.9kmOrpington
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
