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What can I build, and will it pay? The planning rules, what neighbours have built, planning decisions, energy upgrades, and whether extending pays.
| Barnehurst North | Bexley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcodes in a conservation area | 0% | 2% | 10% |
| Postcodes under an Article 4 direction | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| Listed buildings | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Postcodes in a tree preservation order zone | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Flats | 12% | 24% | 22% |
planning.data.gov.uk (OGL), Historic England. The rules at one address are on its postcode's Improving page. General guidance, not planning advice.
| Home | Work | Seen | Space added | Rooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95, Appledore Avenue | Extension | 2026 | +81 m² | 6 → 7 |
| 28, Northumberland Way | Extension | 2026 | +40 m² | – |
| 25, Manor Way | Extension | 2026 | +21 m² | 5 → 5 |
| 2, Westfield Road | Extension | 2026 | +55 m² | 5 → 5 |
| 28, Pennine Way | Extension | 2026 | +16 m² | 4 → 6 |
| North Wode, Colyers Lane | Extension | 2026 | +11 m² | 6 → 6 |
| 47, Lyndhurst Road | Extension | 2026 | +9 m² | – |
| 196, Mayplace Road East | Extension | 2026 | +24 m² | 5 → 6 |
| 91a, Fairford Avenue | Extension | 2025 | +20 m² | – |
| 61, Parkside Avenue | Extension | 2025 | +29 m² | 4 → 4 |
| Work | Barnehurst North | Bexley | London |
|---|---|---|---|
| All householder applications | 76% (46) | 78% (1176) | 80% |
| Porch or front extension | – | 81% (16) | 81% |
| Garage conversion or garage | – | 81% (67) | 88% |
| Loft or dormer | 90% (20) | 92% (524) | 81% |
| Other householder work | – | 68% (63) | 70% |
| Outbuilding or garden room | – | 89% (72) | 79% |
| Rear extension | 60% (20) | 52% (347) | 79% |
| Side extension | – | 85% (26) | 86% |
| Side return or wrap-around | – | 87% (15) | 88% |
| Two-storey extension | – | 91% (42) | 72% |
| Basement | – | – | 83% |
| Windows, doors or cladding | – | – | 90% |
Householder applications decided since 2023 (number decided in brackets); withdrawn ones aren't counted. GLA Planning London Datahub.
| Barnehurst North | Bexley | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated A or B | 1% | 8% | 12% |
| Rated E, F or G | 25% | 19% | 16% |
| Homes on mains gas | 100% | 90% | 86% |
| Gas use per home (kWh a year) | 12,158 | 12,160 | 11,043 |
| Households in fuel poverty | 8% | 8% | 10% |
| Homes built before 1919 | 12% | 11% | 20% |
A home's own recommended upgrades and their costs are on its energy certificate, shown on its page.
MHCLG energy certificates; DESNZ fuel poverty.
Across England and Wales, homes extended by a typical 30 m² and then resold rose about 11.1% more than similar homes nearby over the same years (124,884 resales); in London, 15.1% (15,951 resales).
Rough build costs and resale evidence, not quotes or a valuation. How extensions pay off by size, type and region.
The money you don't get back either way, for the same extra space in Barnehurst North.
| Stamp duty on the new home | £16,150 |
|---|---|
| Estate agent on yours 1.2% + VAT | £6,048 |
| Solicitors, buying and selling | £3,000 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Removals | £1,500 |
| Money gone | £27,298 |
| Building, plus 15% for design, planning and contingency | £57,500 |
|---|---|
| Less what it adds to your home's value 60% of the local price | −£61,800 |
| Money gone | −£4,300 |
On these figures, extending loses about £31,598 less. Moving also changes the area, the schools and the commute; extending means months of building work and depends on planning.
Building costs vary a lot (a single-storey rear extension is often £2,000–£3,000 per m², more in London). How much space adds depends on the home and street: what extensions added to resale prices. A guide, not advice; nothing you type leaves this page.
Where people extend most, and where the planning rules are tighter.
| Longlands & Halfway | 43.0 | 0% | 0% | 1 | 5% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bostall | 37.5 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1% |
| Danson Park | 33.9 | 0% | 0% | 10 | 1% |
| Bexley Village | 30.5 | 22% | 0% | 22 | 9% |
| Bursted Wood | 29.9 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1% |
| Lamorbey | 28.9 | 12% | 0% | 3 | 2% |
| St Michael's | 28.8 | 0% | 0% | 2 | 2% |
| Blackfen | 27.8 | 2% | 0% | 2 | 2% |
| Albany Park | 25.9 | 0% | 0% | 2 | 1% |
| Welling | 25.1 | 0% | 0% | 1 | 5% |
| Barnehurst South | 24.9 | 0% | 0% | 4 | 8% |
| Falconwood | 24.6 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 3% |
| Foots Cray Meadows | 23.4 | 12% | 0% | 18 | 4% |
| Sidcup East | 22.5 | 2% | 0% | 7 | 8% |
| Barnehurst North (this one) | 21.8 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 1% |
| Lesnes Abbey | 19.8 | 1% | 0% | 0 | 1% |
| Sidcup West | 19.7 | 10% | 0% | 6 | 9% |
| Bexleyheath Broadway | 17.1 | 0% | 0% | 5 | 24% |
| South Thamesmead | 16.6 | 0% | 0% | 1 | 21% |
| Belvedere & Lessness Heath | 15.5 | 2% | 0% | 1 | 8% |
| Northumberland Heath | 14.1 | 1% | 0% | 0 | 1% |
| Crayford | 13.9 | 3% | 0% | 13 | 11% |
| Lesney Farm & Colyers East | 13.2 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 14% |
| Slade Green & Crayford Marshes | 12.4 | 1% | 0% | 2 | 28% |
| Erith East | 11.4 | 3% | 0% | 6 | 16% |
| Wickham Street & East Wickham | 10.9 | 0% | 0% | 1 | 4% |
| Crossway Park | 10.8 | 0% | 0% | 3 | 1% |
| Erith West | 9.7 | 3% | 0% | 2 | 21% |
| 50, Northumberland Way | Extension | 2025 | +13 m² | 5 → 4 |
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| 112, Parkside Avenue | Extension | 2025 | +19 m² | – |
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| 39, Eastleigh Road | Extension | 2025 | +13 m² | 4 → 4 |
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| 28, Edendale Road | Extension | 2025 | +20 m² | 4 → 4 |
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| 20, Heath Way | Extension | 2025 | +20 m² | 5 → 7 |
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| 178, Parkside Avenue | Extension | 2025 | +20 m² | 4 → 7 |
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| 418, Erith Road | Extension | 2025 | +36 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 146a, Eversley Avenue | Extension | 2025 | +17 m² | – |
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| 89, Mayplace Road East | Extension | 2025 | +24 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 14, Rydal Drive | Extension | 2025 | +50 m² | – |
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| 43, Ramsden Road | Extension | 2025 | +8 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 34, Appledore Avenue | Extension | 2024 | +26 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 71, Merewood Road | Extension | 2024 | +36 m² | 4 → 5 |
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| 28, Barnehurst Avenue | Extension | 2024 | +129 m² | 3 → 7 |
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| 61, Castleton Avenue | Extension | 2024 | +38 m² | – |
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| 4, Castleton Avenue | Extension | 2024 | +42 m² | – |
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| 70, Edendale Road | Extension | 2024 | +21 m² | 6 → 7 |
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| 112, Hillingdon Road | Extension | 2024 | +35 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 85, Colyers Lane | Extension | 2024 | +19 m² | 6 → 8 |
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| 26, West Holme | Loft conversion | 2024 | +4 m² | 5 → 5 |
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Not every extension shows here. We only see building work when a new energy certificate is lodged, which happens when a home is sold, let or newly built. A loft or extension added since then won't appear, even with planning permission and building control sign-off, because those records aren't published as open data outside London. Missing work doesn't mean missing paperwork.
From energy certificates: an extension where a later certificate shows more floor space, a loft conversion where roof rooms appear.
Sort by any column; open a neighbourhood for the same view.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.8% | 88.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.9% | 8.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 2.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.