27 Orchard Road, Belvedere, DA17 5BP
About 27 Orchard Road
27 Orchard Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Belvedere (DA17 5BP). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 637 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 59 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–163 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2000–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 sits 106.8% above the 2012 sale of £132,000. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 14 years since the last transfer (September 2012). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
27 Orchard Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2010RenovationFullIn report
Retention of boundary fencing.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00121/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 27 Orchard Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
27 Orchard Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£273,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 12 years.
£132,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2012Most recent
£132,000
-0.8%over 6 years27 October 2005
£133,000
+87.3%over 5 years1 June 2000
£71,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA17 5BP: £350,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in DA17 5BP
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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
0.2 km
Eardley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Lessness Heath Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB