1 Kenley Close, Bexley, DA5 1AL
About 1 Kenley Close
1 Kenley Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bexley (DA5 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£562/sq ft) was about 80.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 91 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 8 EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 September 2025
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 1 Kenley Close, Bexley, DA5 1AL
- Oct 2013Garage ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the conversion of part of the existing garage to habitable room
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01438/LDCP
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionSept 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£590,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 18 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
19 April 2022Most recent
£550,000
+27.9%over 6 years11 March 2016
£430,000
+75.5%over 12 years12 February 2004
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA5 1AL: £575,000 (2025–2015).
Versus other Kenley Close homes
1 Kenley Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,044
Street avg £4,442
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
84/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bexley War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Old Bexley Church of England School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB







