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Guide Price£1,500,000

Rookery Road, Downe, Orpington, Kent, BR6

Land size
4 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • Detached home in need of modernisation
  • Grounds of approximately 4 acres
  • Scope to extend and re-model (STPP)
  • Close to the heart of historic Downe Village

Description

Unique, detached property set in approximately 4 acres of land including a separate detached annexe and outbuildings. Situated close to the heart of historic Downe Village.

Set in a plot of approximately 4 acres, this unique property is approached via a long driveway and offers a welcome opportunity to escape from the everyday hustle and bustle. This sizeable plot offers the potential to extend and re-model to create a stunning home (STPP) close to the heart of historic Downe Village.

The existing property was built by and has been lived in by the same family since the early 1970's. It is now CHAIN FREE and ready to be transformed into a modern family home surrounded by open fields.

This unique property comprises a bright, spacious, triple aspect living/dining room with wood block flooring and full height windows flooding the room with natural light, a kitchen/breakfast room, a large conservatory and a three piece shower room to the ground floor. To the first floor are four bedrooms, an additional room leading into the master bedroom which would make an ideal dressing room/en-suite plus a family bathroom.

Also on the plot are a detached workshop, a pump room, an outdoor swimming pool, a stable and animal shelter plus a separate detached annexe comprising a double bedroom, sitting room, kitchen and three piece shower room.

The centre of Downe Village, protected by a conservation order, offers the benefits of rural living with the convenience of shops and restaurants in Locksbottom and train links into London from Orpington and Bromley South stations which are accessible via bus from the village centre. Also close by are woodland walks at High Elms Country Park plus West Kent and High Elms golf courses.

Broadband and Mobile Coverage
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IMPORTANT NOTE TO POTENTIAL PURCHASERS:
We endeavour to make our particulars accurate and reliable, however, they do not constitute or form part of an offer or any contract and none is to be relied upon as statements of representation or fact and a buyer is advised to obtain verification from their own solicitor or surveyor.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
H
Date Posted
2026-04-09

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 64 Homes with Land listings in London (1+ acres).

This Property£375,000 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £1,259,357 / acre
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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
69 C
78 C

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Gas Central Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Mains

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Driveway, Off-Street Parking
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Downe Primary School497 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    85
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Farnborough Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    198
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Keston Church of England Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    161
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School1.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    314
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Darrick Wood Junior School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    374
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Darrick Wood School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,698
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Charles Darwin School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,305
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Newstead Wood School2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,347
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls
  • Ravens Wood School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,598
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Boys
  • Meridian High School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    535
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Sainsburys Locksbottom, Orpington1.7 miles
M&S Rosetta Orpington BP, Orpington1.8 miles
Morrisons Daily Orpington Locks Bottom, Orpington1.9 miles

GP surgery

Bank House Surgery1.5 miles

Pharmacy

Village Pharmacy1.6 miles

Hospital

Princess Royal University Hospital1.8 miles

Green space

Playing Field346 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Chelsfield Rail Station2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Farthing Street203 metres

Typical drive times

Oxted20 min · 8.4 miles
Swanley18 min · 11 miles
Westerham13 min · 6.2 miles
Warlingham20 min · 9.9 miles
City of London (city)45 min · 16 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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