7 Birch Grove, Welling, DA16 2JN
About 7 Birch Grove
7 Birch Grove is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Welling (DA16 2JN). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 is 27.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£502/sq ft) was about 91.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 23 EPCs). Last sale on file: £335,000 in June 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Birch Grove has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Feb 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which the total extension (including previous enlargements) would extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 6 metres, for which the maximum height of the total enlargement will be 3 metres, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3 metres.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/03419/GPDE
- Dec 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part one/ part two storey side and rear extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02818/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 7 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£335,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 June 2020Most recent
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA16 2JN: £427,000 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 7 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
7 Birch Grove is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,403
Street avg £4,287
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB