3 Darwall Drive, Ascot, SL5 8NB

3 Darwall Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Ascot (SL5 8NB). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

It hasn't traded since June 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £651,000 sits 97.3% above the 2007 sale of £329,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 25.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.