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About 3 Larken Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Larken Drive is a semi-detached house in Bushey (WD23 1AH). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. At 82 m² this is the 4th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 71–211 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 22.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 73.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² it's 24.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £355,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Larken Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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 2017.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£377,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.8% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2021)
£355,000
Growth on file: 22.8% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Larken Drive homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Larken Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,329
Street avg £3,970
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bushey district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Three Crowns PH — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD23 1AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 49 points of interest in total.
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