8 Elmwood Drive, Bexley, DA5 3PS
About 8 Elmwood Drive
8 Elmwood Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bexley (DA5 3PS). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £760,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 August 2030
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Planning history
8 Elmwood Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
7 applications on record at 8 Elmwood Drive, Bexley, DA5 3PS
- Jan 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/05557/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionAug 2025Decision
- ExtensionMar 2019Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (7 on record)
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Elmwood Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£791,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£760,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 November 2020Most recent
£760,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DA5 3PS: £435,000 (2025–2011).
Versus other Elmwood Drive homes
On habitable rooms, 8 Elmwood Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,672
Street avg £4,873
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
84/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Woodside Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hurst Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB