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About 5 Poplar Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Poplar Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Herne Bay (CT6 7PX). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 is 18.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 49.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £355,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garage
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Dec 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£422,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£355,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Poplar Drive homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Poplar Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,381
Street avg £2,910
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Herne Bay district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Poplar Drive Shops — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CT6 7PX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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