4 Cowper Road, Belvedere, DA17 5BE
About 4 Cowper Road
4 Cowper Road is a semi-detached house in Belvedere (DA17 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Held since August 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £421,000 sits 169.9% above the 2002 sale of £156,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Cowper Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Cowper Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£421,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.1% per year over 3 years.
£156,000
Growth on file: 22.1% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
29 August 2002Most recent
£156,000
+97.5%over 3 years31 March 1999
£79,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA17 5BE: £185,000 (2019–2006).
Nearby sales in DA17 5BE
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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
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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
The Eardley Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School. 39 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB