1 Birch Grove, Welling, DA16 2JN
About 1 Birch Grove
1 Birch Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welling (DA16 2JN). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in March 2010. Across 2002–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 sits 102.9% above the 2010 sale of £208,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
1 Birch Grove's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2015PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension and replacement porch.
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01640/FUL
- Jan 2015PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension and replacement front porch
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/02145/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Birch Grove
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Birch Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£422,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 7 years.
£208,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
15 March 2010Most recent
£208,000
+15.6%over 7 years10 October 2002
£179,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA16 2JN: £427,000 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 1 Birch Grove, 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 Birch Grove homes
Years Held for 1 Birch Grove runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,811
Street avg £4,400
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
Wendover Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bexley Grammar School. 41 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
55.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB