17 Kenley Close, Bexley, DA5 1AL
About 17 Kenley Close
17 Kenley Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Bexley (DA5 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£561/sq ft) was about 83.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £840,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageDetached
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 December 2030
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Planning history
17 Kenley Close has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
5 applications on record at 17 Kenley Close, Bexley, DA5 1AL
- Jul 2012Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Removal of one Eucalyptus tree and one unknown tree within a conservation area.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00767/S211
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionApr 2023Decision
- PorchAug 2013Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17 Kenley Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£908,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 9 years.
£840,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2021Most recent
£840,000
+43.6%over 9 years10 February 2012
£585,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA5 1AL: £550,000 (2025–2016).
Versus other Kenley Close homes
17 Kenley Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,043
Street avg £4,442
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB







