17 Dorset Avenue, Welling, DA16 2PX
About 17 Dorset Avenue
17 Dorset Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Welling (DA16 2PX). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in March 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Today's modelled estimate of £496,000 is 37% above the 2015 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemElectric
Energy performance
17 Dorset Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Dorset Avenue has an approved extension on the planning record.
- May 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/01886/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
17 Dorset Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£496,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£362,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 March 2015Most recent
£362,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA16 2PX: £542,500 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in DA16 2PX
Everything we know about 17 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
EPC Rating for 17 Dorset Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,352
Street avg £4,286
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB