23 Beechway, Bexley, DA5 3DQ

23 Beechway is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bexley (DA5 3DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2005–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £688,000 sits 67.8% above the 2007 sale of £410,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.