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53 Drake Road, Chessington, KT9 1LQ

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 75
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 53 Drake Road

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

53 Drake Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chessington (KT9 1LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£615/sq ft) was about 130.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £490,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 53 Drake Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 53 Drake Road, Chessington, KT9 1LQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2001
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Surgery work to Field Maple trees

    Council
    South of the Borough
    Reference
    01/02105
    View planning record

What's in 53 Drake Road, Chessington, KT9 1LQ's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 53 Drake Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£512,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£490,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 December 2022Most recent

    £490,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in KT9 1LQ: £440,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Drake Road homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

53 Drake Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,622

Street avg £4,126

Strongly above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 53 Drake Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£530k

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1 Beechcroft Road

KT9 1RL

3 bed
£566k

1 Dorset Close

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3 bed2 bath
£463k

1 Chantry Road

KT9 1JR

3 bed1 bath
£450k

1 Finlays Close

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3 bed
£381k

1 Cecil Lodge, Cecil Close

KT9 1PD

3 bed
£660k

1 Ashcroft Road

KT9 1RR

4 bed
£661k

1 Cumberland Drive

KT9 1HQ

4 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chessington district page.
Full Chessington report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around KT9 1LQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for KT9 1LQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for KT9 1LQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 53 Drake Road, Chessington, KT9 1LQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.