3 Balliol Road, Welling, DA16 1PQ

3 Balliol Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Welling (DA16 1PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Held since December 2003 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £577,000 sits 145.5% above the 2003 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 41.2% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion, partial demolition and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.