4 Dryden Road, Welling, DA16 3NE
About 4 Dryden Road
4 Dryden Road is a semi-detached house in Welling (DA16 3NE). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs.
At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Dryden Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Dryden Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
4 Dryden Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£398,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA16 3NE: £165,000 (2021–2004).
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Versus other Dryden Road homes
4 Dryden Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
20 (G)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 65 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
The Glenmore Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
East Wickham Primary Academy. 46 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB