26 Buckingham Drive, St Helens, WA11 9HP
About 26 Buckingham Drive
26 Buckingham Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in St Helens (WA11 9HP). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 is 32.6% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £222,500.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 26 Buckingham Drive.
- Jun 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension.
- Agent
- RJG Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2024/0216/HHFP
- Jun 2010
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
26 Buckingham Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£295,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£222,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 October 2019Most recent
£222,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 9HP: £168,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WA11 9HP
6 Buckingham Drive, St Helens, WA11 9HP
Sold Sept 2025
£160,00019 Buckingham Drive, St Helens, WA11 9HP
Sold Aug 2025
£115,5003 Buckingham Drive, St Helens, WA11 9HP
Sold Aug 2024
£168,00020 Buckingham Drive, St Helens, WA11 9HP
Sold Aug 2022
£190,00024 Buckingham Drive, St Helens, WA11 9HP
Sold Dec 2021
£248,000
Everything we know about 26 Buckingham 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 Buckingham Drive homes
On floor area, 26 Buckingham Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,918
Street avg £2,205
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Washway Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB