18 Dorset Avenue, Welling, DA16 2PX
About 18 Dorset Avenue
18 Dorset Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Welling (DA16 2PX). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sold February 2022 for £542,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 116 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 is 11.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 39.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Dorset Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 18 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
Price for 18 Dorset Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£605,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 25 years.
£542,500
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
4 February 2022Most recent
£542,500
+80.8%over 15 years24 October 2006
£300,000
+53.1%over 5 years29 April 2001
£196,000
+69.0%over 4 years10 April 1997
£116,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA16 2PX: £517,500 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in DA16 2PX
Everything we know about 18 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
Floor Area for 18 Dorset Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,677
Street avg £4,166
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 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