5 Empress Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5BQ
About 5 Empress Drive
5 Empress Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£686/sq ft) was about 149.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £650,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Empress Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Empress Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£677,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 19 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
10 October 2022Most recent
£650,000
+160.1%over 18 years3 December 2003
£249,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 5BQ: £635,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BR7 5BQ
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Empress Drive homes
5 Empress Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,386
Street avg £4,352
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Albany Road Chislehurst — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Red Hill Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB