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5 sales on record
About 53a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
53a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Sidcup (DA14 4DB). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 42 m² this is the 4th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–148 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 23 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 76.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £230,000 in September 2024. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 42 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 22 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 53a has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2024)
£230,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
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Versus other Birkbeck Road homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 53a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,476
Street avg £4,103
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 50 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Station Road / Crescent Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DA14 4DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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