5 Cornwallis Avenue, Bexley, London, SE9 3RF
About 5 Cornwallis Avenue
5 Cornwallis Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Bexley, London, London (SE9 3RF). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£559/sq ft) was about 61.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £800,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Summer houseYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
5 Cornwallis Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Cornwallis Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Dec 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02870/FUL
- Nov 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/01493/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Cornwallis Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£830,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 19 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
21 June 2021Most recent
£800,000
+68.4%over 8 years19 May 2013
£475,000
+72.7%over 10 years2 December 2002
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE9 3RF: £558,000 (2022–2013).
Nearby sales in SE9 3RF
4 Cornwallis Avenue, Bexley, London, SE9 3RF
Sold Dec 2022
£630,00014 Cornwallis Avenue, Bexley, London, SE9 3RF
Sold Apr 2019
£558,00010 Cornwallis Avenue, Bexley, London, SE9 3RF
Sold Jul 2015
£497,5003 Cornwallis Avenue, Bexley, London, SE9 3RF
Sold Nov 2013
£453,0001 Cornwallis Avenue, Bexley, London, SE9 3RF
Sold Jun 2013
£568,000
Versus other Cornwallis Avenue homes
On price per m², 5 Cornwallis Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,015
Street avg £4,627
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
County Gate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Dulverton Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB








