31 Walden Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5DJ
About 31 Walden Road
31 Walden Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £816,000 is 15.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£682/sq ft) was about 50.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £705,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
31 Walden Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00120/FULL6
- Sept 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part one/two storey side and rear extension with raised patio
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01916/FULL6
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 31 Walden Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£816,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£705,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 September 2021Most recent
£705,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 5DJ: £675,000 (2022–2018).
Everything we know about 31 Walden Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Walden Road homes
On years held, 31 Walden Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,344
Street avg £7,033
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Walden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Elmstead Wood Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB