33 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE
About 33 Forest Drive
33 Forest Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Keston (BR2 6EE). It has a recorded floor area of 746 m² (around 8030 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band H. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (March 2016) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £3,484,000 is 12.9% below the 2017 sale of £4,000,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£498/sq ft) was about 47.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 746 m² the property is well over the postcode median (354 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Last sold in April 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 14 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms5
Outside
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
33 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
33 Forest Drive has been through 9 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2017ConditionsIn report
Details of conditions submitted in relation to planning permission ref:15/00786/FULL1:Condition 2 - LandscapingCondition 5 - Surface water drainage system
- Agent
- Woodward Ambrose Architects LTD
- Reference
- 15/00786/CONDIT
- Dec 2015Demolition And RebuildConditionsIn report
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement detached dwelling with integral garage and accommodation in the roofspace, outdoor swimming pool and separate changing room building- minor material amendment to planning permission reference 15/00786 to include new dormers to north and south elevation, alterations to chimneys, alterations to windows/doors and alterations to roof design to utility room
- Agent
- Woodward Ambrose Architects Ltd
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/04410/RECON
What's in 33 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE's planning history?
12 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
33 Forest Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£3,484,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 20 years.
£4,000,000
Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
18 April 2017Most recent
£4,000,000
+105.1%over 2 years18 September 2014
£1,950,000
+5.4%over 7 years7 June 2007
£1,850,000
+37.0%over 2 years13 July 2004
£1,350,000
-4.3%over 2 years27 September 2001
£1,410,000
+196.8%over 4 years21 March 1997
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6EE: £1,725,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 33 Forest Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Forest Drive homes
33 Forest Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,362
Street avg £5,347
Floor Area
746 m²
Street avg 381 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 10.8 t/year
Years Held
9 years
Street avg 11 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB