42 Langley Road, Welling, DA16 1BJ
About 42 Langley Road
42 Langley Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Welling (DA16 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £537,000 is 15.5% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £465,000 in December 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
42 Langley Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 42 Langley 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.
£537,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 4 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
21 December 2021Most recent
£465,000
+20.0%over 4 years4 September 2017
£387,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA16 1BJ: £287,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in DA16 1BJ
Everything we know about 42 Langley 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 Langley Road homes
42 Langley Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Longleigh Lane / First Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Hillsgrove Primary School. 51 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB