1 Faraday Road, Welling, DA16 2ET
About 1 Faraday Road
1 Faraday Road is a semi-detached house in Welling (DA16 2ET). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in May 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £578,000 sits 135.9% above the 2007 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 29.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2012. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2012Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for alterations to roofline to form a gable end to provide rooms in roofspace incorporating a rear dormer extension.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/01502/LDCP
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£578,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£245,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 May 2007Most recent
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA16 2ET: £500,000 (2024–2022).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Faraday Road homes
On floor area, 1 Faraday Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,750
Street avg £3,433
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ruskin Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Hook Lane Primary School. 42 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB