3 Burnell Avenue, Welling, DA16 3HN
About 3 Burnell Avenue
3 Burnell Avenue is a semi-detached house in Welling (DA16 3HN). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £672,000 sits 94.8% above the 2020 sale of £345,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 40.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £345,000 in February 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Burnell Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Burnell Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2026HMOFullIn report
Change of Use for existing HMO (Class Sui Generis) to increase the number of occupants from 8 person to 10 persons.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00768/FUL
- Jun 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part one/part two storey side and rear extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00643/FUL
What's in 3 Burnell Avenue, Welling, DA16 3HN's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£672,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£345,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 February 2020Most recent
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA16 3HN: £485,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in DA16 3HN
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Versus other Burnell Avenue homes
3 Burnell Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,006
Street avg £3,914
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
Upper Wickham Lane/Burnell Ave — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School. 43 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
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB