What kind of home is 5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP sell for?

5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP last sold for £115,000 in March 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £50,000 in May 1996, so prices have been rising over 23 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

Across 2 sales between May 1996 and March 2019, 5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP rose from £50,000 to £115,000, a change of £65,000. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

The current EPC rating for 5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in May 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (657 sq ft), around 20 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WA11 9HP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP use?

The latest EPC at 5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP in?

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

How safe is the area around 5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

Police records around 5 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 5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

The closest primary school to 5 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 5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

The closest bus stop to 5 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP is Washway Lane, 170m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Buckingham Drive, St Helens, WA11 9HP

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

61 m²

657 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Buckingham Drive

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

5 Buckingham Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Helens (WA11 9HP). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 61 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 is 47% above the 2019 sale price. Last sale on file: £115,000 in March 2019.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Buckingham Drive, St Helens, WA11 9HP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Buckingham Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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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 1996.

Current estimate

£169,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£115,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

31 March 2019Most recent
£115,000
+130.0%over 22 years
16 May 1996
£50,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 9HP: £168,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Buckingham Drive homes

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

CO₂ Emissions for 5 Buckingham Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,885

Street avg £2,208

Below

Floor Area

61 m²

Street avg 83 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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

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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

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