Merlin Court, 28 Handley Drive, SE3 9BW
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · Blackheath, London
Sales for this building are shown together. Public Land Registry data does not currently distinguish individual flats at this address.
The full report on this property
A 5 page dossier for Merlin Court, 28 Handley Drive: every comparable sale within 400m with price per square metre, five years of planning applications around the address, crime trend, schools and stations, and the red flags worth raising before you offer.
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Sale history
- £450,000-26%(−£157,500)28 January 2026 · Flat / maisonette
- £607,500+16%(+£82,500)8 December 2025 · Flat / maisonette
- £525,000+7%(+£35,000)+4.9%/yr18 August 2025 · Flat / maisonette
- £490,000-21%(−£130,000)5 March 2024 · Flat / maisonette
- £620,000+9%(+£50,000)+8.6%/yr1 March 2024 · Flat / maisonette
- £570,000+0%(+£0)24 February 2023 · Flat / maisonette
- £570,000+1%(+£5,000)30 January 2023 · Flat / maisonette
- £565,000-2%(−£11,000)2 September 2022 · Flat / maisonette
- £576,000+143%(+£338,500)18 August 2022 · Flat / maisonette
- £237,500-49%(−£224,500)-79.9%/yr4 May 2022 · Flat / maisonette
- £462,000+32%(+£112,000)24 September 2021 · Flat / maisonette
- £350,000-44%(−£270,000)-50.5%/yr18 June 2021 · Flat / maisonette
- £620,000+22%(+£110,000)+13.6%/yr7 August 2020 · Flat / maisonette
- £510,0004 January 2019 · Flat / maisonette
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright). Completions appear roughly 7 weeks after the event.
Planning history at this property
No planning applications matched to this exact address in the records Praesago holds.
Address-matched planning coverage begins mid-2026; older applications are recorded by postcode only, so an empty history is not proof that nothing was ever filed here.
Around Merlin Court, 28 Handley Drive
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Local intelligence
Crime within 500 metres, nearest stations, schools and deprivation context around this address.
Crime within 500m
42offences in 12 months
- violence and sexual offences12
- other theft11
- public order4
- drugs3
Rail links
4min walk to Kidbrooke
- Kidbrooke332m · ~4 min
- Blackheath1.2km · ~15 min
- Lee (London)1.4km · ~17 min
Schools within 1km
5within walking distance
- Wingfield Primary School135m
- Thomas Tallis School523m
- Brooklands Primary School560m
- Abbey Manor College610m
Dot = Ofsted rating: green good or outstanding, amber requires improvement
Deprivation (IMD)
7of 10
Less deprived nationally
Area context
District-level figures for SE3, not specific to this address.
Deprivation by domain across SE3
Decile 1 = most deprived 10% of England nationally · Decile 10 = least deprived. This breakdown covers the whole district; the decile 7 figure above is for this address’s immediate neighbourhood specifically, so the two can differ.
Sources: Environment Agency flood risk, Ofcom Connected Nations, Defra air quality, English Indices of Deprivation 2025. District averages, not a per-address assessment.
Energy efficiency at SE3 9BW
Postcode-level figures from the MHCLG EPC register. No certificate matched this exact address, which usually means none has been lodged since 2008.
The area: Blackheath (SE3)
Whether this address is a good buy depends on where Blackheath is heading. Praesago tracks prices, crime, planning, schools and 30+ official sources for SE3, updated monthly.
Recent sales near Merlin Court, 28 Handley Drive
| 18 Handley Drive | £765,000 | May 2026 |
| 14 Handley Drive | £732,500 | Feb 2026 |
| Merlin Court, 26 Handley Drive | £590,000 | Jun 2025 |
| 12 Handley Drive | £780,000 | May 2025 |
| Merlin Court, 26 Handley Drive | £686,000 | Sept 2024 |
Merlin Court, 28 Handley Drive common questions
When did Merlin Court, 28 Handley Drive last sell and for how much?
Merlin Court, 28 Handley Drive, SE3 9BW last sold for £450,000 on 28 January 2026, according to HM Land Registry.
How many times has Merlin Court, 28 Handley Drive been sold?
HM Land Registry records 14 sales at this address since 1995, from £510,000 in 2019 to £450,000 in 2026.
Is Blackheath a good area?
Praesago scores Blackheath (SE3) 47 out of 100 for area trajectory, based on 30+ official data sources covering prices, crime, planning and more. See the full Blackheath area page for the breakdown.
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