31 Ruskin Road, Belvedere, DA17 5BD
About 31 Ruskin Road
31 Ruskin Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Belvedere (DA17 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in May 2021 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 94 m² it's 26.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 is 27.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 57.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £332,000 in September 2021. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation upgraded
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
- Dec 2021Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Conversion of the garage to form a habitable room including a single storey front extension, relocation of the side door to the front of the property, single storey rear extension and the formation of a driveway to the front of the property.
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03057/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 31 Ruskin Road
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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.
£422,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£332,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 September 2021Most recent
£332,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA17 5BD: £175,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in DA17 5BD
Everything we know about 31 Ruskin 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
Versus other Ruskin Road homes
On years held, 31 Ruskin Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,532
Street avg £2,642
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.3 km
Kentish Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School. 39 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
53.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB