What type of property is 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB?

1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB?

1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB last sold for £640,000 in December 2018, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £160,450 in June 1996, so prices have been rising over 22 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB changed over time?

Across 2 sales between June 1996 and December 2018, 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB rose from £160,450 to £640,000, a change of £479,550. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB?

The current EPC rating for 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in July 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB?

1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (1,302 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BR7 6TB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB had any planning applications?

1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB has 2 approved extension applications on file including two-storey rear extension and side and rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB?

1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB located?

1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB sits in Chislehurst. It falls within the BR7 postcode district in Greater London Authority.

What is crime like near 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB?

Police records around 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Vehicle crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB?

The closest primary school to 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB is Edgebury Primary School (222m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chislehurst School for Girls (1.4km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB?

The closest bus stop to 1 Buckingham Drive, BR7 6TB is Edgebury Primary School, 111m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Buckingham Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6TB

2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

121 m²

1302 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Buckingham Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Buckingham Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Chislehurst (BR7 6TB). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £765,000 is 19.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£491/sq ft) was about 66.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £640,000.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Buckingham Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 6TB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Buckingham Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

May 2022
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Double storey rear extension
Agent
Ideaplan
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
22/01360/FULL6
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Apr 2019
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Double storey rear and ground floor side extension.
Agent
Ideaplan
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
19/00687/FULL6
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Buckingham Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£765,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£640,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

17 December 2018Most recent
£640,000
+298.9%over 22 years
17 June 1996
£160,450

Median price across the last 5 sales in BR7 6TB: £617,000 (2020–2007).

Nearby sales in BR7 6TB

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On the street

Versus other Buckingham Drive homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Buckingham Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,289

Street avg £4,093

Strongly above

Floor Area

121 m²

Street avg 136 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Chislehurst report

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

0.1 km

Edgebury Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Edgebury Primary School. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BR7 6TB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BR7 6TB

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