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Buying at DA14 5ND

Before you offer on a home at DA14 5ND: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £520k. In Foots Cray Meadows.

1 to check4 clear£520k typical on The Grove

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significant, soluble rock (sinkholes) significant, running sand moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Radon: up to 1–3% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
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Conservation area: High BeechesChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.
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Busy road: A223, 730 m awayAbout 21,139 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 50 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£520ktypical sale on The Grove, last 10 years

£4,928typical price per m² in Foots Cray Meadows

£3,600–£5,910per m² for homes at DA14 5ND sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,928 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £444k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Foots Cray Meadows

Foots Cray Meadows

+50% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	4	£650k	£425k – £770k
Semi-detached	54	£460k	£260k – £895k
Terraced	28	£381k	£230k – £711k
Flat	34	£270k	£91k – £390k

Standard sales in Foots Cray Meadows. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

5sales on The Grove in the last two years

120sales in Foots Cray Meadows in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at DA14 5ND

Home	Last sold	Floor area
9, Willersley CloseSemi-detached	£245,000, Nov 2002	–	Buyer's report →
1, The GroveDetached	£147,500, May 1997	–	Buyer's report →
3, The GroveTerraced	£417,500, Jun 2016	116 m²	Buyer's report →
5, The GroveSemi-detached	£585,000, Dec 2025	125 m²	Buyer's report →
7, The GroveSemi-detached	£141,000, Oct 1998	104 m²	Buyer's report →
9, The GroveSemi-detached	£300,000, Jun 2011	102 m²	Buyer's report →
11, The GroveSemi-detached	£235,000, Apr 2004	114 m²	Buyer's report →
13, The GroveSemi-detached	£615,000, Aug 2023	104 m²	Buyer's report →
15, The GroveDetached	£520,000, Sept 2012	164 m²	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

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Buying at DA14 5ND

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £520k. In Foots Cray Meadows.

1 to check4 clear£520k typical on The Grove

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significant, soluble rock (sinkholes) significant, running sand moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Radon: up to 1–3% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Note

Conservation area: High BeechesChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.

Note

Busy road: A223, 730 m awayAbout 21,139 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Note

Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 50 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£520ktypical sale on The Grove, last 10 years

£4,928typical price per m² in Foots Cray Meadows

£3,600–£5,910per m² for homes at DA14 5ND sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,928 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £444k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Foots Cray Meadows, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£224k	£190k	£1,300 a month	7.0%
2 beds	£326k	£280k	£1,550 a month	5.7%
3 beds	£439k	£387k	£1,900 a month	5.2%
4+ beds	£558k	£503k	£2,800 a month	6.0%
All homes	£414k	£326k	£1,490 a month	4.3%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare, or the postcode district's own rent (ONS, London). Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places