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38 Drake Crescent, Bexley, London, SE28 8PZ

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 02
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
51 m²
549 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 38 Drake Crescent

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

38 Drake Crescent is a semi-detached house in Bexley, London, London (SE28 8PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 51 m² this is the 7th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–134 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 is 91.6% below the 2022 sale of £2,495,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£4,545/sq ft) was about 2142.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £2,495,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Everything you need to know about 38 Drake Crescent

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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2024from Aug 2014
Low Energy Lighting
38%75%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Drake Crescent, Bexley, London, SE28 8PZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 Drake Crescent has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

20applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 38 Drake Crescent

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

Latest sale on 38 Drake Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£210,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.8% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£2,495,000

Growth on file: 18.8% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 February 2022Most recent

    £2,495,000

    +2445.9%over 18 years
  2. 30 April 2003

    £98,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SE28 8PZ: £174,000 (2023–2015).

On the street

Versus other Drake Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 38 Drake Crescent stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£48,922

Street avg £3,067

Strongly above

Floor Area

51 m²

Street avg 50 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 38 Drake Crescent

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

Signs of HMO activity in the area
£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
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

6/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Manordene Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Castilion Primary School. 33 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 SE28 8PZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SE28 8PZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SE28 8PZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

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 38 Drake Crescent, Bexley, London, SE28 8PZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.