7 Phoenix Drive, Keston, BR2 8HS

7 Phoenix Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Keston (BR2 8HS). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since December 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £782,000 is 15% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£458/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £680,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.