42a, Briar Drive, Buckley, CH7 2AN
About 42a
42a is a detached house in Buckley (CH7 2AN). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 100 m² it's 27.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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Risks
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
42a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
42a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£235,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH7 2AN: £162,500 (2023–2018).
Everything we know about 42a, 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 Briar Drive homes
Floor Area for 42a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hawthorne Cottage — bus stop.
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