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1 bed flat for sale Farnborough Common, Orpington, BR6

Asking price

£195,000

Added on 27/09/2026

Retirement home

Type: Flat
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Size: £365 per sq ft
Tenure: Leasehold; 84 years left

Service charge £2,940 a yearGround rent £150 a year Council tax Band C £1,902 a year

Key features

Ground floor apartment with garden access
Private patio
Immaculately presented
Updated bathroom with walk in shower
Updated kitchen
Over 60's property
Ample parking
On site facilities
Easy access to shops and bus routes in Locksbottom

About this property

**

BEST PRICED APARTMENT**

Well Presented GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT with GARDEN ACCESS!!

With an updated kitchen and bathroom, featuring a walking in shower. Over 60's apartment conveniently situated for bus routes, local shops and supermarkets in nearby Locksbottom and the PRU Hospital.

The apartment offers generous accommodation comprising entrance hall, spacious living room with a patio door leading out to the communal gardens and a modern fitted kitchen with a range of wall and base units.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band C £1,902 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,427
Band B

£1,664
Band C

This home: £1,902
Band D

£2,140
Band E

£2,616
Band F

£3,091
Band G

£3,567
Band H

£4,280

This home is in band C, which costs £1,902 a year in Bromley for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Bromley, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£365 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£552 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£429 / sq ft

£365 / sq ft

£690 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£365 per sq ft, below almost all recent sales in BR6 (£429–£690, 10th–90th percentile, 1,159 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 1,159 homes sold in BR6 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in BR6 →

Location

Farnborough Common, Orpington, BR6

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £195,000

£97k £293k

Deposit10% £20,000

£0 £195k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £175,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £39,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
Flat 26, Summerlands Lodge, Farnborough Common Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Aug 2026	624 sq ft £376/sq ft	624 sq ft	£376	£235,000
Flat 41, Summerlands Lodge, Farnborough Common Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jun 2026	538 sq ft £204/sq ft	538 sq ft	£204	£110,000
Flat 44, Summerlands Lodge, Farnborough Common Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	May 2026	527 sq ft £330/sq ft	527 sq ft	£330	£174,000
Flat 6, Summerlands Lodge, Farnborough Common Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	May 2026	517 sq ft £363/sq ft	517 sq ft	£363	£187,500
Flat 25, Summerlands Lodge, Farnborough Common Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Mar 2026	538 sq ft £316/sq ft	538 sq ft	£316	£170,000
Flat 58, Summerlands Lodge, Farnborough Common Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Sept 2025	581 sq ft £409/sq ft	581 sq ft	£409	£237,500
Flat 3, Summerlands Lodge, Farnborough Common Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Aug 2025	538 sq ft £325/sq ft	538 sq ft	£325	£175,000
Flat 22, Summerlands Lodge, Farnborough Common Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Feb 2025	592 sq ft £410/sq ft	592 sq ft	£410	£243,000