42 Seaton Road, Welling, DA16 1DU
About 42 Seaton Road
42 Seaton Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Welling (DA16 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 is 16.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 96.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £345,000. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
42 Seaton Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
42 Seaton Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 19 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
10 February 2021Most recent
£345,000
+83.0%over 14 years7 September 2006
£188,500
+68.3%over 4 years30 November 2001
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA16 1DU: £380,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 42 Seaton 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 Seaton Road homes
On epc rating, 42 Seaton Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £3,961
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Tor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Hillsgrove Primary School. 48 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB