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33 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE

EPC BSwimming pool6 sales on record14 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
5
Floor area
746 m²
8030 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
Council tax
Band H
Overview

About 33 Forest Drive

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

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

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
  • Bathrooms5

Outside

  • Swimming poolYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2016from Aug 2014
EPC improved fromF33toB85
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull Control

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows
Full DoubleHigh Performance

High performance glazing installed

Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 33 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

33 Forest Drive has been through 9 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. Mar 2017
    Conditions
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2015
    Demolition And RebuildConditions
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

33 Forest Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£3,484,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£4,000,000

Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 April 2017Most recent

    £4,000,000

    +105.1%over 2 years
  2. 18 September 2014

    £1,950,000

    +5.4%over 7 years
  3. 7 June 2007

    £1,850,000

    +37.0%over 2 years
  4. 13 July 2004

    £1,350,000

    -4.3%over 2 years
  5. 27 September 2001

    £1,410,000

    +196.8%over 4 years
  6. 21 March 1997

    £475,000

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.

33 Forest Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,362

Street avg £5,347

On par

Floor Area

746 m²

Street avg 381 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 10.8 t/year

On par

Years Held

9 years

Street avg 11 years

On par
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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 33 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.