1 Abbey Drive, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1SR
About 1 Abbey Drive
1 Abbey Drive is a semi-detached house in Staines Upon Thames (TW18 1SR). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1025 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 95 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Abbey Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Abbey Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2015Loft ConversionFullIn report
Creation of habitable accommodation in roofspace by the addition of rooflights in the front roofslope and the creation of a rear dormer, and conversion of existing integral garage to habitable accommodation
Garage Conversion- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00634/HOU
- Feb 2015ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Two storey
Conservation area consent for erection of two storey front extension.
Conservation Area- Reference
- 14/02086/CAC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Abbey Drive
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.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
1 Abbey Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£496,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TW18 1SR: £625,000 (2020–2002).
Nearby sales in TW18 1SR
Lucan Cottage, Abbey Drive, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1SR
Sold Aug 2020
£810,000The Thatched Cottage, Abbey Drive, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1SR
Sold Jun 2006
£637,00015 Abbey Drive, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1SR
Sold Jun 2005
£450,000Burway, Abbey Drive, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1SR
Sold Sept 2004
£499,950Manor House, Abbey Drive, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1SR
Sold Aug 2002
£625,000
Everything we know about 1 Abbey 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
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Abbey Drive homes
1 Abbey Drive is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 162 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Abbey Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Laleham CofE VA Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB