Bedford House, 1, 76 Darnley Road, Gravesend, DA11 0AX
About Bedford House
Bedford House is a semi-detached house in Gravesend (DA11 0AX). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 56 m² this is the 7th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Bedford House, where floor areas span 51–98 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (62 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 is 17.6% below the 2022 sale of £245,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £245,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Bedford House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Dec 2009ApplicationIn report
Application for approval of condition 3(a)(c)(d)(e) of planning permission reference number 20080948 relating to the details and samples for the coach house.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20090755
- Aug 2007SubdivisionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conversion of property into 12 two bedroom self contained flats involving alterations and erection of a three storey rear extension; laying out of 12 car parking spaces at the rear; erection of new 1.2m high front boundary wall and construction of new vehicular and pedestrian accesses.
Extension- Documents
- 60 docs on file
- Reference
- 20061032
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- 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.
£202,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£245,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 August 2022Most recent
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA11 0AX: £245,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in DA11 0AX
Bedford House, 12, 76 Darnley Road, Gravesend, DA11 0AX
Sold Mar 2023
£245,000Bedford House, 11, 76 Darnley Road, Gravesend, DA11 0AX
Sold Mar 2023
£270,000Bedford House, 10, 76 Darnley Road, Gravesend, DA11 0AX
Sold Sept 2022
£220,000Bedford House, 5, 76 Darnley Road, Gravesend, DA11 0AX
Sold Sept 2022
£220,000Bedford House, 6, 76 Darnley Road, Gravesend, DA11 0AX
Sold Sept 2022
£245,000
Versus other Darnley Road homes
On epc rating, Bedford House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,375
Street avg £3,988
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Arthur Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







