High Trees, Faesten Way, Bexley, DA5 2JB
About High Trees
High Trees is a detached house in Bexley (DA5 2JB). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2026) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £644,000 sits 78.9% above the 2011 sale of £360,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 24.8% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
High Trees ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 June 2036
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
High Trees has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
4 applications on record at High Trees, Faesten Way, Bexley, DA5 2JB
- Dec 2013Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Application to reduce to previous reduction points, remove deadwood and ivy of 1 No. Ash tree and 1 No. ,multi stemmed Ash tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 1983
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01437/TPO
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksNov 2023Decision
- Tree WorksJul 2020Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
High Trees valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£644,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 May 2011Most recent
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA5 2JB: £505,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Faesten Way homes
High Trees outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,951
Street avg £4,543
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.3 km
Hook Green Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Joydens Wood Infant School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







