38 Upper Abbey Road, Belvedere, DA17 5AJ
About 38 Upper Abbey Road
38 Upper Abbey Road is a semi-detached house in Belvedere (DA17 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 59 m² it's 20.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 9 EPCs).
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Nov 2025Loft ConversionFullIn report
Coversion of the existing dwelling and basement to five self contained residential units, incoprating a loft conversion along with refuse/cycle storage.
BasementSubdivision- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02425/FUL
- Oct 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a single-storey rear extension at first-floor level at 36A Upper Abbey Road and a two storey rear extension at basement and ground floor level at 38 Upper Abbey Road.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01751/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 38 Upper Abbey Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
38 Upper Abbey Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£254,000
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 DA17 5AJ: £375,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in DA17 5AJ
22 Upper Abbey Road, Belvedere, DA17 5AJ
Sold Mar 2025
£395,00010 Upper Abbey Road, Belvedere, DA17 5AJ
Sold May 2024
£495,00034 Upper Abbey Road, Belvedere, DA17 5AJ
Sold Mar 2022
£356,00024 Upper Abbey Road, Belvedere, DA17 5AJ
Sold May 2019
£338,00030 Upper Abbey Road, Belvedere, DA17 5AJ
Sold Feb 2009
£162,500
Everything we know about 38 Upper Abbey Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Kentish Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB