23 Kings Drive, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8JW
About 23 Kings Drive
23 Kings Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Bishopston, Bristol, Bristol (BS7 8JW). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 136 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £876,000 is 27.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£468/sq ft) was about 16.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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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
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Retrospective planning permission following the erection of a side roof dormer extension that has not been constructed in accordance with planning permission ref 16/04356/H.
- Council
- Bishopston, Cotham And Redland
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/04853/H
- Aug 2017AmendmentIn report
Application for a Certificate of Existing Development - Side 'dormer' roof extension.
- Council
- Bishopston, Cotham And Redland
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/04248/CE
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 23 Kings 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.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
23 Kings Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£876,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 18 years.
£685,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
1 March 2016Most recent
£685,000
+372.4%over 17 years4 June 1998
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BS7 8JW: £606,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in BS7 8JW
39 Kings Drive, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8JW
Sold Jul 2025
£823,00021 Kings Drive, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8JW
Sold Nov 2024
£775,0001 Kings Drive, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8JW
Sold Mar 2016
£606,00019 Kings Drive, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8JW
Sold Sept 2015
£436,0005 Kings Drive, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8JW
Sold Apr 2015
£680,000
Everything we know about 23 Kings 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
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Kings Drive homes
CO₂ Emissions for 23 Kings Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,037
Street avg £5,163
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
King's Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School. 41 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
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB