2 Chalkstone Close, Welling, DA16 3DJ

2 Chalkstone Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Welling (DA16 3DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 52 m² this is the 28th smallest of 39 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 39 units on file.

Sold April 2022 for £245,000. Across the public record there are 5 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. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 93.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.