1 Cranleigh Close, Bexley, DA5 1QB

1 Cranleigh Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Bexley (DA5 1QB). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 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 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £680,000 is 22.5% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2019 at £555,000.