103 Empress Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5BG
About 103 Empress Drive
103 Empress Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5BG). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£729/sq ft) was about 143.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2019 for £730,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
103 Empress Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2015ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side/rear extension, two new rooflights and side window to kitchen/breakfast room. CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
- Agent
- Residential Design Consultant
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/04394/PLUD
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£754,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 15 years.
£730,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2019Most recent
£730,000
+46.0%over 5 years31 October 2014
£499,995
+56.2%over 10 years21 September 2004
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 5BG: £520,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in BR7 5BG
Everything we know about 103 Empress Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Empress Drive homes
103 Empress Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,849
Street avg £3,789
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Albany Road Chislehurst — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Red Hill Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB