5a, Bedwell Road, Belvedere, DA17 5LE
About 5a
5a is a two-bedroom detached house in Belvedere (DA17 5LE). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £487,000 is 21.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 26.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £400,000. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
5a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5a has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and side extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01399/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5a
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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.
£487,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 February 2021Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA17 5LE: £445,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in DA17 5LE
Everything we know about 5a, 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 Bedwell Road homes
EPC Rating for 5a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,598
Street avg £4,580
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Victoria Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Lessness Heath Primary School. 39 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB