50 Blenheim Drive, Welling, DA16 3LY
About 50 Blenheim Drive
50 Blenheim Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Welling (DA16 3LY). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£497/sq ft) was about 114.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £540,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
50 Blenheim Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2005ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/00436/LDCP
What's in 50 Blenheim Drive, Welling, DA16 3LY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
50 Blenheim Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
£592,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 17 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
8 June 2022Most recent
£540,000
+167.3%over 15 years13 July 2006
£202,000
+2.0%over 1 year8 December 2004
£198,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA16 3LY: £472,500 (2024–2021).
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Versus other Blenheim Drive homes
On price per m², 50 Blenheim Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,347
Street avg £3,534
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Chaucer Road (DA16) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
East Wickham Primary Academy. 48 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB