45 Drake Road, Chessington, KT9 1LQ
About 45 Drake Road
45 Drake Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chessington (KT9 1LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£567/sq ft) was about 118.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £470,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageEn bloc
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
45 Drake Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2015PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Retention of single storey front porch
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/10022/HOU
- Mar 2015PorchFullIn report
Retention of single storey front porch
- Council
- South of the Borough
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/10022
What's in 45 Drake Road, Chessington, KT9 1LQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 11 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
25 September 2022Most recent
£470,000
+27.0%over 3 years9 October 2018
£370,000
+56.0%over 6 years24 February 2012
£237,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT9 1LQ: £440,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in KT9 1LQ
Versus other Drake Road homes
On price per m², 45 Drake Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,104
Street avg £4,152
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Roebuck Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Castle Hill Primary School. 29 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
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







