5 Cambridge Avenue, Welling, DA16 2PJ
About 5 Cambridge Avenue
5 Cambridge Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welling (DA16 2PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £501,000 is 11.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£486/sq ft) was about 122.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2008. Last sale on file: £450,000 in February 2021. 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
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 5 Cambridge Avenue.
- Mar 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/01100/FUL
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- 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.
£501,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 13 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
23 February 2021Most recent
£450,000
+71.8%over 13 years27 August 2007
£262,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA16 2PJ: £430,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in DA16 2PJ
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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 Cambridge Avenue homes
Price per m² for 5 Cambridge Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,233
Street avg £3,284
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.5 km
Harris Academy Falconwood. 43 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
54.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB