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EPC B
About 87 Rainbow Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
87 Rainbow Road is a property in Erith (DA8 2BT). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft). The latest certificate (April 2016) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 is 20.7% above the 2021 sale price. At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 78 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold November 2021 for £410,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 87 Rainbow Road, Erith, DA8 2BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Dec 2024Garage ConversionFullPending
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Coversion of garage to habitable room and a single storey front porch extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2021)
£410,000
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Rainbow Road homes
Four headline reads against 52 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 87 Rainbow Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,254
Street avg £3,068
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Erith district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Grange Way — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DA8 2BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 51 points of interest in total.
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