What type of property is 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP?

17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP sell for?

17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP last sold for £1,000,000 in April 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £740,000 in December 2017, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 2017 and April 2023, 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP rose from £740,000 to £1,000,000, a change of £260,000. That works out to roughly +5.8% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP?

The current EPC rating for 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP is F with a score of 30 out of 100, lodged in July 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP?

17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (1,528 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in EN4 0AP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP had any planning applications?

17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in April 2018 under ref. 18/00500/CEA. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP?

17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP located?

17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP sits in Cockfosters, Barnet, Barnet. It falls within the EN4 postcode district in Greater London Authority.

What is crime like near 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP?

Police records around 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP?

The closest primary school to 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP is De Bohun Primary School (490m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Southgate School (295m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP?

The closest bus stop to 17 Kent Drive, EN4 0AP is Freston Gardens, 203m away. The nearest underground option is Cockfosters Underground Station, 515m away.

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17 Kent Drive, Cockfosters, Barnet, EN4 0AP

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

142 m²

1528 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 30

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Kent Drive

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

17 Kent Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cockfosters, Barnet, Barnet (EN4 0AP). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,187,000 is 18.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£654/sq ft) was about 77.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £1,000,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

GarageYes

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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.

17 Kent Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F30

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

12.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Kent Drive, Cockfosters, Barnet, EN4 0AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Kent Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Apr 2018
ExtensionOutline
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
Agent
ArchiTech
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
18/00500/CEA
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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.

17 Kent Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£1,187,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£1,000,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

26 April 2023Most recent
£1,000,000
+35.1%over 5 years
20 December 2017
£740,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in EN4 0AP: £875,000 (2023–2018).

Nearby sales in EN4 0AP

On the street

Versus other Kent Drive homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Kent Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£7,042

Street avg £4,711

Strongly above

Floor Area

142 m²

Street avg 170 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 7.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Freston Gardens — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Southgate School. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around EN4 0AP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for EN4 0AP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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