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

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

When did 9 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP last change hands?

9 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP last sold for £152,000 in December 2021, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £148,500 in April 2007, so prices have been flat over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

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

Across 2 sales between April 2007 and December 2021, 9 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP rose from £148,500 to £152,000, a change of £3,500. Source: HM Land Registry.

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

The current EPC rating for 9 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in September 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 9 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

9 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (667 sq ft), around 21 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WA11 9HP. Source: EPC Register.

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

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

Are there any planning records for 9 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

9 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in November 2023 under ref. P/2023/0554/CLP. Source: PlanIt planning register.

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

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

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

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

What is crime like near 9 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

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

The closest primary school to 9 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.

What transport links are near 9 Buckingham Drive, WA11 9HP?

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

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9 Buckingham Drive, St Helens, WA11 9HP

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

62 m²

667 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 9 Buckingham Drive

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

9 Buckingham Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in St Helens (WA11 9HP). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 is 30.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 44.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 15 EPCs). Last sale on file: £152,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

GarageYes

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

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

9 Buckingham Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Nov 2023
ExtensionOutline
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory.
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
P/2023/0554/CLP
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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.

9 Buckingham Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£199,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.2% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£152,000

Growth on file: 0.2% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

7 December 2021Most recent
£152,000
+2.4%over 14 years
11 April 2007
£148,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 9HP: £168,000 (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

£2,452

Street avg £2,164

Above

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 83 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Above

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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

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