What type of property is 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA?

38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA?

38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA last sold for £245,000 in May 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £47,000 in September 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA?

Across 6 sales between September 1995 and May 2025, 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA rose from £47,000 to £245,000, a change of £198,000. That works out to roughly +5.7% per year compounded over 30 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA?

The current EPC rating for 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in August 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA?

38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA heated?

The latest EPC at 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA?

38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA 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.

Where is 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA located?

38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA sits in Chickerell, Weymouth, Weymouth. It falls within the DT3 postcode district in Dorset.

Is 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA in a safe area?

Police records around 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Criminal damage arson makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA?

The closest primary school to 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA is Chickerell Primary Academy (218m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Budmouth Academy Weymouth (1.1km).

How well connected is 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA?

The closest bus stop to 38 Drake Avenue, DT3 4NA is Drake Avenue, 122m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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38 Drake Avenue, Chickerell, Weymouth, DT3 4NA

6 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 38 Drake Avenue

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

38 Drake Avenue is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chickerell, Weymouth, Weymouth (DT3 4NA). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot.

A recent sale: £245,000 in May 2025. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 50.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingAllocated
LandYes

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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.

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Drake Avenue, Chickerell, Weymouth, DT3 4NA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 Drake Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

38 Drake Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£258,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 30 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£245,000

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 30 years.

Sales timeline

1 May 2025Most recent
£245,000
+23.1%over 6 years
6 September 2018
£199,000
+7.9%over 1 year
25 November 2016
£184,500
11 October 2007
£185,000
+247.4%over 10 years
14 September 1997
£53,250
+13.3%over 1 year
28 September 1995
£47,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DT3 4NA: £266,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in DT3 4NA

On the street

Versus other Drake Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

38 Drake Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,500

Street avg £2,876

Above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 76 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£248k

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2 bed2 bath

£382k

1 Australia Road, Chickerell

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3 bed2 bath

£485k

1 Butter Street, Fleet

DT3 4EE

3 bed

£632k

1 Church Lane, Portesham

DT3 4HB

3 bed2 bath

£373k

1 Aldabrand Close, Chickerell

DT3 4LW

4 bed2 bath

£263k

1 Barnes Wallis Close, Chickerell

DT3 4PP

£238k

1 Coastguard Cottages, Chickerell

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Weymouth report

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

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Drake Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Chickerell Primary Academy. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DT3 4NA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DT3 4NA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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