71 The Drive
RM5 3UH
- Semi-detached
- Freehold
- 3 bedrooms (estimate)
- 969 sq ft
- EPC D
What comparable sales show
Strong match£485,000
Range £427,000 to £544,000 · £501 per sq ft
Since last sale
−£15,000
−3.0% since Jun 2026
Rank in RM5 3UH
13th of 33
Postcode average £431,121
From completed sales of similar homes nearby, adjusted for floor area. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.
In short
71 The Drive is a 3 bedroom freehold semi-detached in RM5 of about 969 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £427,000 to £544,000, about £485,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 13th highest of the 33 homes we can compare in RM5 3UH, where the middle figure averages £431,121.
It last sold for £500,000 in June 2026; comparable sales suggest it has lost about £15,000 since.
Across Barking and Dagenham, average prices rose 4.7% in the year to August 2026.
Where in the range would yours sell?
Condition and improvements usually decide it, and only someone who sees the home can say.
Lower end
£427,000
Middle
£485,000
Upper end
£544,000
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The street
The Drive and its sales
71 The Drive on the map
This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on The Drive. Choose a pin for the address, size and date.
The Land Registry records a sale by its postcode, so pins sit at the postcode, close to the home, not on its doorstep. Map: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
How 71 The Drive compares with The Drive
Against the 15 completed sales on the street in the last two years
Price
Size
Per sq ft
- Its middle figure of £485,000 is 10% above the street's median sale price of £440,000.
- At 969 sq ft it is 23% above the median size of the homes sold here, 791 sq ft.
- That is £501 per sq ft, 1% below the street's median of £507 per sq ft.
- 12 of those 15 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 3 for the same or more.
A comparison of completed sales, not a valuation: it cannot see condition, layout or work done since a home last sold.
Sales activity on The Drive
Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter
- Sales in two years
- 15
- Average price
- £384,300
- Lowest
- £170,000
- Highest
- £500,000
| Quarter | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 2 | £473,500 |
| Q2 2025 | 2 | £385,000 |
| Q3 2025 | 3 | £280,000 |
| Q4 2025 | 2 | £335,000 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | £340,000 |
| Q2 2026 | 3 | £485,000 |
| Q3 2026 | 2 | £401,250 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
| Type of home | Share of sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 60% (9) | £440,000 | £492 |
| Semi-detached houses | 27% (4) | £402,500 | £552 |
| Flats | 13% (2) | £200,000 | – |
Completed sales on The Drive
Every sale in the last two years. Choose an address to see that home's page.
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Size | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 The DriveRM5 3TP | Aug 2026 | £440,000 | Terraced | 775 sq ft | £568 |
| 61 The DriveRM5 3TP | Jul 2026 | £362,500 | Terraced | 753 sq ft | £481 |
| 18 The DriveRM5 3TR | Jun 2026 | £485,000 | Terraced | 1,076 sq ft | £451 |
| 71 The Drive (this home)RM5 3UH | Jun 2026 | £500,000 | Semi-detached | 969 sq ft | £516 |
| 78 The DriveRM5 3UH | Apr 2026 | £475,000 | Semi-detached | 807 sq ft | £588 |
| 66 The DriveRM5 3TR | Jan 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced | 732 sq ft | £465 |
| 38 The DriveRM5 3TR | Dec 2025 | £440,000 | Terraced | 743 sq ft | £592 |
| Flat 1, Taz House, 92 The DriveRM5 3UH | Oct 2025 | £230,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 118 The DriveRM5 3UH | Sept 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | – | – |
| 66 The DriveRM5 3TR | Sept 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced | 732 sq ft | £444 |
| Flat 4, Taz House, 92 The DriveRM5 3UH | Aug 2025 | £170,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 118 The DriveRM5 3UH | May 2025 | £330,000 | Semi-detached | – | – |
| 56 The DriveRM5 3TR | May 2025 | £440,000 | Terraced | 861 sq ft | £511 |
| 50 The DriveRM5 3TR | Mar 2025 | £460,000 | Terraced | 915 sq ft | £503 |
| 104 The DriveRM5 3UH | Feb 2025 | £487,000 | Terraced | – | – |
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 71 The Drive, lodged 9 April 2025.
Rating now
D56 points
Could reach
B82 points
26 points higher with the improvements below
- Built
- 1930–1949
- Solar panels
- None recorded
What the assessor found
Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.
Walls
Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Very poorRoof
Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation
AverageFloor
Suspended, no insulation (assumed)
Not rated on the certificate
Windows
Fully double glazed
AverageHeating
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
GoodHeating controls
Programmer, room thermostat and TRVs
GoodHot water
From main system
GoodLighting
Low energy lighting in 62% of fixed outlets
GoodSecond heating
Room heaters, anthracite
Not rated on the certificate
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£635 a year less after the improvements
Heating
Hot water
Lighting
The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2025), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.
Improvements the certificate recommends
In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.
- 1
Flat roof insulation
Typical cost £850–£1,500 · saves about £88 a year
Rating after58D - 2
50 mm internal or external wall insulation
Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £380 a year
Rating after68D - 3
Floor insulation (suspended floor)
Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £88 a year
Rating after70C - 4
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets
Typical cost £45 · saves about £34 a year
Rating after71C - 5
Solar water heating
Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £45 a year
Rating after72C - 6
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp
Typical cost £3,500–£5,500 · saves about £470 a year
Rating after82B
Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.
History
What it has sold for
Sale history
Every sale of this home registered with HM Land Registry since 1995
| Sold | Price paid | Change | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | £500,000 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in RM5 3UH
Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.
The completed sales behind the figure
Similar homes nearby, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.
| Home | Price | Sold | Size | Per sq ft | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 The DriveRM5 3UH · Semi-detached | £500,000 | Jun 2026 | 969 sq ft | £516 | < 0.1 mi |
| 78 The DriveRM5 3UH · Semi-detached | £475,000 | Apr 2026 | 807 sq ft | £588 | < 0.1 mi |
| 40 Gobions AvenueRM5 3SP · Semi-detached | £500,000 | Jun 2026 | 1,023 sq ft | £489 | 0.1 mi |
| 45 Esk WayRM1 4YH · Semi-detached | £440,000 | Mar 2026 | 1,012 sq ft | £435 | 0.2 mi |
| 331 Havering RoadRM1 4BY · Semi-detached | £455,000 | Apr 2026 | 1,076 sq ft | £423 | 0.2 mi |
| 26 Tweed WayRM1 4AZ · Semi-detached | £395,000 | Aug 2025 | 990 sq ft | £399 | 0.1 mi |
| 3 Bartlow GardensRM5 3UA · Semi-detached | £484,000 | Aug 2026 | 1,238 sq ft | £391 | 0.2 mi |
| 42 Bartlow GardensRM5 3TX · Semi-detached | £474,000 | Oct 2025 | 1,066 sq ft | £445 | 0.2 mi |
| 38 Moray WayRM1 4YD · Semi-detached | £554,000 | Dec 2025 | 1,173 sq ft | £472 | 0.1 mi |
| 28 Tweed WayRM1 4AZ · Semi-detached | £550,000 | Jun 2026 | 1,324 sq ft | £415 | 0.1 mi |
| 4 Esk WayRM1 4YH · Semi-detached | £495,000 | Nov 2025 | 1,152 sq ft | £430 | 0.2 mi |
| 22 Moray WayRM1 4YD · Semi-detached | £560,000 | Feb 2026 | 1,249 sq ft | £448 | 0.1 mi |
The area
RM5 at a glance
What buyers have paid in RM5
Completed sales in the last 12 months, against the 12 months before
Flats
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
| Type | Sales | Average price | Average size | Per sq ft | On the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 176 | £417,984 | 949 sq ft | £466 | −2.6% |
| Flats | 22 | £229,136 | 619 sq ft | £363 | −9.3% |
| Terraced | 63 | £409,906 | 905 sq ft | £471 | −0.9% |
| Semi-detached | 83 | £464,843 | 1,019 sq ft | £470 | +1.2% |
| Detached | 5 | £507,600 | 1,042 sq ft | £571 | −13.5% |
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of April 2025.
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