What kind of home is 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY?

26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY is a semi-detached house.

When did 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY last change hands?

26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY last sold for £185,000 in November 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £38,000 in March 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between March 1996 and November 2021, 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY rose from £38,000 to £185,000, a change of £147,000. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY?

The current EPC rating for 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in March 2014. It has dropped from a C recorded in March 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY?

26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft). That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BS22 7UY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY use?

The latest EPC at 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY have?

26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY has council approval for two-storey extension granted in April 2022 under ref. 22/P/0526/FUH. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY?

26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY in?

26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY sits in Weston Super Mare. It falls within the BS22 postcode district.

What is crime like near 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY?

Police records around 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY?

The closest primary school to 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY is Castle Batch Primary School Academy (586m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Priory Community School (301m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY?

The closest bus stop to 26 Austen Drive, BS22 7UY is Bentley Road, 114m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Austen Drive, Weston Super Mare, BS22 7UY

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Austen Drive

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

26 Austen Drive is a semi-detached house in Weston Super Mare (BS22 7UY). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 is 21.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 107.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £185,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Mar 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Mar 2014

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Austen Drive, Weston Super Mare, BS22 7UY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 26 Austen Drive, Weston Super Mare, BS22 7UY

1decisions1extensions7documents

Apr 2022
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Erection of sIngle storey rear extension and two storey side extension.
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
22/P/0526/FUH
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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.

Price for 26 Austen Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£225,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£185,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

25 November 2021Most recent
£185,000
+62.3%over 16 years
22 December 2004
£114,000
+200.0%over 8 years
29 March 1996
£38,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BS22 7UY: £185,000 (2023–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Austen Drive homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

26 Austen Drive is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£3,491

Street avg £2,549

Strongly above

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Weston Super Mare district page.

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Bentley Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Priory Community School. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BS22 7UY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BS22 7UY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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