40 Briar Road, Bexley, DA5 2HN
About 40 Briar Road
40 Briar Road is a semi-detached house in Bexley (DA5 2HN). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in June 2006. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £579,000 sits 88.9% above the 2006 sale of £306,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 37.6% below the postcode norm.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 9 October 2023
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Planning history
40 Briar Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
40 Briar Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£579,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£306,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 June 2006Most recent
£306,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA5 2HN: £460,000 (2023–2017).
Versus other Briar Road homes
On floor area, 40 Briar Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,071
Street avg £3,829
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
84/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Briar Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Maypole Primary School. 21 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
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







