17 Faraday Road, Welling, DA16 2ET
About 17 Faraday Road
17 Faraday Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welling (DA16 2ET). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £482,000 is 48.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 43.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2014, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side and rear extension at 17 Faraday Road.
- Mar 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extension.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02927/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
17 Faraday Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£482,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 15 years.
£324,995
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2014Most recent
£324,995
+146.2%over 15 years15 July 1999
£132,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA16 2ET: £500,000 (2024–2022).
Everything we know about 17 Faraday 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
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Faraday Road homes
EPC Rating for 17 Faraday Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,571
Street avg £3,368
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB