1 Dorset Avenue, Welling, DA16 2PX
About 1 Dorset Avenue
1 Dorset Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welling (DA16 2PX). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 80 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £492,000 is 20% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 71.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £410,000 in October 2018.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Aug 2019PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Part one/part two storey front, side and rear extension incorporating a front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01375/FUL
- Aug 2019Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for alterations to roof line including hip to gable end and formation of rooms in roof space incorporating a rear dormer extension with juliet balcony and two roof light windows to front roof slope
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01376/LDCP
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Dorset 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
1 Dorset Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£492,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£410,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 October 2018Most recent
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA16 2PX: £542,500 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in DA16 2PX
Everything we know about 1 Dorset 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 Dorset Avenue homes
1 Dorset Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,125
Street avg £4,125
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Yorkland Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Harris Academy Falconwood. 45 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
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB