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About 8 The Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 The Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bexley (DA5 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bexley HPI: 8.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£704/sq ft) was about 44.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £977,500 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 The Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jun 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 The Close, Bexley, DA5 1BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 The Close has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2016ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side and single storey rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£908,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2021)
£977,500
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Close homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 The Close is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£7,578
Street avg £6,191
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Parkhurst Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DA5 1BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 64 points of interest in total.
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