38a, Queens Road, Welling, DA16 3EA
About 38a
38a is a one-bedroom detached house in Welling (DA16 3EA). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 574 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.
Last changed hands 10 years ago, in May 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 53 m² it's 22.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 41 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 15.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 94.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- BalconyYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
38a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
38a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 15 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
26 May 2016Most recent
£215,000
+53.6%over 3 years1 July 2012
£140,000
+19.1%over 9 years5 December 2002
£117,500
+83.6%over 1 year15 December 2000
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA16 3EA: £322,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in DA16 3EA
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Versus other Queens Road homes
38a is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£4,030
Street avg £2,824
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
0.1 km
East Road (DA16) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Welling School. 44 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
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB