5 Arbuthnot Lane, Bexley, DA5 1EH
About 5 Arbuthnot Lane
5 Arbuthnot Lane is a semi-detached house in Bexley (DA5 1EH). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £459,000 sits 63.9% above the 2013 sale of £280,000. At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in October 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 19 May 2023
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Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 5 Arbuthnot Lane in 2022.
3 applications on record at 5 Arbuthnot Lane, Bexley, DA5 1EH
- Dec 2022Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension and alterations to roof inlcuding a hip to gable extension, rear dormer extension and three rooflights to front roofslope to provide rooms in roofspace.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02612/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionMar 2023Decision
- ExtensionFeb 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Arbuthnot Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£459,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 October 2013Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA5 1EH: £630,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Arbuthnot Lane homes
Floor Area for 5 Arbuthnot Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,294
Street avg £3,777
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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Crime
84/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Arbuthnot Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Upton Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.5dB







