4 Empress Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5BG
About 4 Empress Drive
4 Empress Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5BG). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a corner plot.
Today's modelled estimate of £646,000 sits 84.6% above the 2013 sale of £350,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 13 years ago, in February 2013.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Nov 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Empress Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey rear extension and first floor side extension
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00188/FULL6
- Nov 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/04566/FULL6
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Empress Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Empress Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£646,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 February 2013Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 5BG: £520,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in BR7 5BG
Everything we know about 4 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
On epc rating, 4 Empress Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,684
Street avg £4,167
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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.
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
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB