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About 42 Birkbeck Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 Birkbeck Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sidcup (DA14 4DE). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 59.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 115 m² it's 24.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 18 EPCs). Last sale on file: £495,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 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.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2007.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£539,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2022)
£495,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
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Versus other Birkbeck Road homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 42 Birkbeck Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,304
Street avg £4,776
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sidcup district page.
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 4DE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Everything within walking distance
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