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Ariel Court, Flat 29, Essenden Road, Belvedere, DA17 5EG

5 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
61 m²
657 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 75
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Ariel Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Ariel Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Belvedere (DA17 5EG). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 61 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in Ariel Court, where floor areas span 60–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sale on file: £213,000 in February 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 is 17.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 52.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • ParkingUnderground
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Ariel Court'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Aug 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2014from Sept 2011
Hot Water
GoodVery Good

Hot water efficiency improved

Wall Insulation
Partial InsulationInsulated Cavity

Wall insulation upgraded

Low Energy Lighting
36%63%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Ariel Court, Flat 29, Essenden Road, Belvedere, DA17 5EG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Ariel Court has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Ariel Court has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£251,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£213,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 February 2021Most recent

    £213,000

    +13.3%over 5 years
  2. 18 March 2015

    £188,000

    +23.3%over 3 years
  3. 23 February 2012

    £152,500

    +103.3%over 10 years
  4. 24 May 2001

    £75,000

    +80.7%over 4 years
  5. 5 December 1996

    £41,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in DA17 5EG: £258,000 (2025–2022).

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
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On the street

Versus other Essenden Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Ariel Court outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,492

Street avg £3,273

On par

Floor Area

61 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Belvedere district page.

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

The Eardley Arms — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Lessness Heath Primary School. 41 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DA17 5EG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DA17 5EG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DA17 5EG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Ariel Court, Flat 29, Essenden Road, Belvedere, DA17 5EG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.