Vale Cottage, Keston
Vale Cottage, Keston
Description & Estimates
Vale Cottage, Keston is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 1,614 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 615 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Vale Cottage, Keston is £858,198 and its rental estimate is £3,054 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Blackness Lane, Keston, BR2 falls within the BR2 postal district, in the borough of Bromley.
Our Data Sources
Vale Cottage, Keston has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in June 2021 and a single entry in the EPC database dated June 2015.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high 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 Vale Cottage, Keston, we estimate a market value of £901,107 and a rental value of £3,206 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £798,124 and £2,840 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Vale Cottage, Keston has seen its estimated sale value move down by £3,493 (0.4%) and its estimated rental value increase by £96 per month (3.1%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.3%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Vale Cottage, Keston as measuring 615 m2.
That makes it the 38th largest plot in the postcode, where 42 of the 44 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Vale Cottage, Keston has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 08 Jun 2015.
The property is 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 Vale Cottage, Keston completed on 22nd June 2021 at £850,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 0.5% over the period since June 2021.
- Sold Jun 2021£850,000
- Sold Oct 1996£179,500
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Vale Cottage, Keston have sold within a radius of 2.5 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 17th December 2025, was 55, Leaves Green Road, Keston, BR2 6DE, a freehold house which sold for £730,000.
Read more about house prices in BR2.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 60 addresses on Blackness Lane, Keston, BR2, Vale Cottage, Keston comes out as the 23rd largest and the 20th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £259k more expensive than the average property across the BR2 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 1.7kmKeston Church of England Primary School
- 2.0kmDowne Primary School
- 2.6kmWickham Common Primary School
- 2.6kmRavens Wood School
- 2.7kmMeridian High School
- 3.1kmDarrick Wood School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Vale Cottage, Keston, the nearest station is Hayes (Kent), 3.6 kilometres away.
- 3.6kmHayes (Kent)
- 5.0kmOrpington
- 5.1kmWest Wickham
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
