78 Gertrude Road, Belvedere, DA17 5AT
About 78 Gertrude Road
78 Gertrude Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Belvedere (DA17 5AT). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2013. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 is 16% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 85% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £150,000. 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
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2013RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of existing doors and windows
New Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01205/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 August 2021Most recent
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA17 5AT: £310,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in DA17 5AT
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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
Versus other Gertrude Road homes
78 Gertrude Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,167
Street avg £3,253
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 39 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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
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
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB