29 Austen Road, Erith, DA8 1YA

29 Austen Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Erith (DA8 1YA). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2022 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 43% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 49 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £435,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.