BR3 3HU
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Property report — BR3 3HU
Open-data due diligence for BR3 3HU and the area around it.
BR3 3HU in brief: 40 recorded sales (£88,500–£800,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BR3 3HU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BR3 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£706,692
Population
23,417
Crimes recorded
50
Schools
8
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
89%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BR3 3, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (33 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-23 | £575,000 | 36 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2025-08-18 | £550,000 | 46 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2025-01-30 | £741,616 | 52 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2024-11-18 | £686,500 | 72 MERLIN GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-11-27 | £800,000 | 14 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2023-09-07 | £675,000 | 50 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2023-08-25 | £625,000 | 64 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2023-08-03 | £487,500 | 10 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2022-03-02 | £777,000 | 42 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2020-08-04 | £620,000 | 6 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2020-02-18 | £500,000 | 30 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2019-06-13 | £600,000 | 24 MERLIN GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-03-21 | £545,000 | 8 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2015-06-04 | £610,000 | 78 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2013-02-26 | £385,000 | 56 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2011-10-28 | £325,000 | 44 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2011-07-15 | £375,000 | 18 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2009-12-08 | £331,000 | 14 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2009-09-23 | £359,000 | 58 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2009-08-14 | £300,000 | 74 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2009-06-01 | £260,000 | 38 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2008-04-02 | £305,000 | 48 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2008-02-22 | £295,000 | 48 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2006-10-09 | £318,000 | 68 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2006-03-31 | £275,000 | 54 MERLIN GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-02-10 | £272,950 | 66 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2005-05-26 | £310,000 | 8 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2005-05-20 | £249,950 | 20 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2004-08-17 | £280,000 | 62 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2004-01-07 | £245,000 | 72 MERLIN GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-03-01 | £205,000 | 78 MERLIN GROVE | Detached |
| 2001-10-09 | £185,000 | 36 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2001-08-21 | £180,000 | 68 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2001-03-09 | £220,000 | 8 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2000-07-21 | £165,000 | 16 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 2000-04-03 | £186,000 | 74 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
| 1998-05-08 | £137,500 | 24 MERLIN GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-12-23 | £107,500 | 26 MERLIN GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-08-16 | £88,500 | 72 MERLIN GROVE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-06-12 | £110,000 | 58 MERLIN GROVE | Terraced |
40 recorded sales on BR3 3HU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orion Eden Park | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Good (2021) |
| Harris Primary Academy Beckenham | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Harris Academy Beckenham | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Unicorn Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Marian Vian Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Langley Park School for Boys | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: EDEN PARK SURGERY (0.5 mi) · ST JAMES' PRACTICE (0.6 mi) · ELM HOUSE SURGERY (0.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BETHLEM ROYAL HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · SHIRLEY OAKS HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · THE SLOANE HOSPITAL (1.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Bowie Bandstand, Croydon Road Recreation Ground (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · Gate lodge and gateway to Croydon Road Recreation Ground (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · LANGLEY COURT CHAPEL (Grade II) (0.7 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ELMERS PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · CROWN CHEMIST (0.4 mi) · LOTUS PHARMACY (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Eden Park (0.4 mi) · Elmers End Tram Stop (0.8 mi) · Elmers End (0.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.3 mi) · The Co-operative Food (0.7 mi) · Tesco (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 25%
- Households with children
- 34%
- Households
- 9,142
Owned 76% · Social rent 8% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BR3 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BR3 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 38/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BR3 3HU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBR3 | SectorBR3 3 | PostcodeBR3 3HU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £609,635 | £706,692 | £381,575 |
| Population | 66,317 | 23,417 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 339 | 50 | — |
| Schools | 18 | 8 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 84% | 89% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BR3 3); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.