17 Buckingham Avenue, Welling, DA16 2LY
About 17 Buckingham Avenue
17 Buckingham Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welling (DA16 2LY). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 is 27.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 74.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2020 for £370,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
17 Buckingham Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Buckingham Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Buckingham Avenue
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.
£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 October 2020Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA16 2LY: £540,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in DA16 2LY
Everything we know about 17 Buckingham Avenue, 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 Buckingham Avenue homes
Price per m² for 17 Buckingham Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,868
Street avg £3,658
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.2 km
Cambridge Avenue (DA16) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School. 43 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
54.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB