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27 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
276 m²
2971 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 27 Forest Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

27 Forest Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Keston (BR2 6EE). It has a recorded floor area of 276 m² (around 2971 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 276 m² it's 26% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (373 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,835,000 is 41.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 60.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in September 2016.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

27 Forest Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Feb 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

27 Forest Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Aug 2014
    Trees
    In report

    Raise the canopy to height of 7m of 1 Oak in the front garden.

    Agent
    Bartlett Tree Experts
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    14/02713/TREE
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2007
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    07/00933/FULL6
    View planning record

What's in 27 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

27 Forest Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£1,835,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2016)

£1,300,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 September 2016Most recent

    £1,300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6EE: £1,725,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Forest Drive homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

27 Forest Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,710

Street avg £5,388

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Floor Area

276 m²

Street avg 407 m²

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Habitable Rooms

11 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 10.7 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Keston district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Rushley Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Ravens Wood School. 15 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BR2 6EE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BR2 6EE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BR2 6EE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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