23 Orchard Road, Belvedere, DA17 5BP
About 23 Orchard Road
23 Orchard Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Belvedere (DA17 5BP). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £606,000 sits 68.3% above the 2014 sale of £360,000. 12 years since the last transfer (August 2014).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
23 Orchard Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
23 Orchard Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 23 Orchard 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
23 Orchard Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£606,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 13 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
14 August 2014Most recent
£360,000
+50.0%over 6 years18 September 2007
£240,000
+23.1%over 6 years22 March 2001
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA17 5BP: £350,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in DA17 5BP
Everything we know about 23 Orchard 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 Orchard Road homes
23 Orchard Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,209
Street avg £3,379
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.2 km
Eardley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Lessness Heath Primary School. 37 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
54.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB