What kind of home is 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP is a 3-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What did 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP sell for?

3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP last sold for £168,000 in August 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £64,000 in March 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

Across 4 sales between March 1995 and August 2024, 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP rose from £64,000 to £168,000, a change of £104,000. That works out to roughly +3.3% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP have?

The current EPC rating for 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in January 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (1,098 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 65% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WA11 9HP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP use?

The latest EPC at 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP have?

3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP has council approval for two-storey side extension granted in November 2006 under ref. P/2006/1040. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP is in council tax band C.

Which area is 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP in?

3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP sits in St Helens. It falls within the WA11 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

Police records around 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

The closest primary school to 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP is St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School (530m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cowley International College (1.2km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

The closest bus stop to 3 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP is Washway Lane, 170m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Buckingham Drive, St Helens, WA11 9HP

4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

102 m²

1098 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Buckingham Drive

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

3 Buckingham Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in St Helens (WA11 9HP). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 sits 79.2% above the 2024 sale of £168,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £168,000.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes
ConservatoryYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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 3)

Jan 2024

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2022from Mar 2012

Low Energy Lighting

7%81%

More low energy lighting installed

Jan 2024from Apr 2022

Low Energy Lighting

81%56%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Buckingham Drive, St Helens, WA11 9HP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Nov 2006
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
demolition of existing garage and erection of two storey side extension.
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
P/2006/1040
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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.

Current estimate

£301,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£168,000

Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

7 August 2024Most recent
£168,000
-25.3%over 16 years
6 April 2008
£225,000
+75.8%over 3 years
7 September 2004
£128,000
+100.0%over 9 years
17 March 1995
£64,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 9HP: £160,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in WA11 9HP

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Versus other Buckingham Drive homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 3 Buckingham Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,647

Street avg £2,226

Strongly below

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WA11 9HP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WA11 9HP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.1dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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