31 Faraday Road, Welling, DA16 2ET
About 31 Faraday Road
31 Faraday Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Welling (DA16 2ET). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 121 m² it's 27.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 31 EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£511/sq ft) was about 120.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £665,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
31 Faraday Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
31 Faraday Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£668,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 24 years.
£665,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
19 December 2022Most recent
£665,000
+107.8%over 12 years7 January 2010
£320,000
+142.4%over 10 years1 June 1999
£132,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA16 2ET: £490,000 (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
Price per m² for 31 Faraday Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,496
Street avg £3,299
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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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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