35 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE
About 35 Forest Drive
35 Forest Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Keston (BR2 6EE). It has a recorded floor area of 386 m² (around 4155 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
It hasn't traded since March 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £2,967,000 sits 484.6% above the 1996 sale of £507,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 58.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 35 Forest Drive
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
35 Forest Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
35 Forest Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Sept 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/02559/FULL6
- Apr 2004OutbuildingFullIn report
Detached timber building in garden
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00940/FULL1
What's in 35 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
35 Forest Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£2,967,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£507,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 March 1996Most recent
£507,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6EE: £1,725,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 35 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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- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?
Versus other Forest Drive homes
35 Forest Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,315
Street avg £5,600
Floor Area
386 m²
Street avg 401 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 10.6 t/year
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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