1 St James Drive, Brinsley, Nottingham, NG16 5DB
About 1 St James Drive
1 St James Drive is a detached house in Brinsley, Nottingham, Nottingham (NG16 5DB). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2012) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 97). The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 sits 264.3% above the 2001 sale of £64,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 54% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 St James Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 St James Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 St James Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£235,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.1% per year over 2 years.
£64,500
Growth on file: 11.1% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
9 March 2001Most recent
£64,500
+21.7%over 1 year29 April 1999
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG16 5DB: £145,000 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in NG16 5DB
9 St James Drive, Brinsley, Nottingham, NG16 5DB
Sold Nov 2022
£225,00019 St James Drive, Brinsley, Nottingham, NG16 5DB
Sold Sept 2016
£203,00018 St James Drive, Brinsley, Nottingham, NG16 5DB
Sold Jun 2014
£145,0005 St James Drive, Brinsley, Nottingham, NG16 5DB
Sold Jun 2007
£135,0008 St James Drive, Brinsley, Nottingham, NG16 5DB
Sold Aug 2004
£187,000
Everything we know about 1 St James Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other St James Drive homes
1 St James Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£977
Street avg £2,053
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Broad Oak Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Brinsley Primary and Nursery School. 10 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB