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About 1 Howard Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Howard Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bexley (DA5 3BB). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £456,000 is 17.8% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£631/sq ft) was about 138.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2022. Sold December 2023 for £387,000.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Corner plotYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Howard Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Howard Avenue, Bexley, DA5 3BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at 1 Howard Avenue was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullWithdrawn
Erection of a 2 storey 2 bed dwelling with associated parking and amenity space to the side of existing house including alterations to roofline.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Howard Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£456,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2023)
£387,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Howard Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Howard Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,789
Street avg £3,736
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
0.2 km
Penhill Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DA5 3BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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