47 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE
About 47 Forest Drive
47 Forest Drive is a six-bedroom detached house in Keston (BR2 6EE). It has a recorded floor area of 440 m² (around 4736 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band H. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £2,666,000 in June 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 440 m² it's 24.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (354 m² median across 18 EPCs). Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £3,547,000 is 33% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£563/sq ft) was about 101.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- EV chargerYes
Energy performance
47 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
47 Forest Drive has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Aug 2021RenovationFullIn report
Replacement piers and railings and new gates.
- Agent
- Andy Barrett Ltd
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02705/FULL6
- Sept 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Scots Pine in rear garden - Remove.
- Agent
- Chartwell Tree Consultants
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/03164/TREE
What's in 47 Forest Drive, Keston, BR2 6EE's planning history?
6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 47 Forest Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£3,547,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 20 years.
£2,666,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
2 June 2019Most recent
£2,666,000
22 September 2011
£2,666,000
+148.0%over 5 years9 December 2005
£1,075,000
+67.3%over 6 years28 July 1999
£642,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6EE: £1,725,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 47 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
47 Forest Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£6,059
Street avg £5,304
Floor Area
440 m²
Street avg 398 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 10.5 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