What type of property is 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU?

16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU?

16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU last sold for £295,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £199,000 in July 2020, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU?

Across 2 sales between July 2020 and March 2025, 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU rose from £199,000 to £295,000, a change of £96,000. That works out to roughly +8.8% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU have?

The current EPC rating for 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in August 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU?

16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH2 1BU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU?

16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU is in council tax band C.

Where is 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU located?

16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU sits in Upton, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU?

Police records around 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Burglary makes up roughly 25% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU?

The closest primary school to 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU is Mill View Primary School (702m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Upton-by-Chester High School (1.6km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU?

The closest bus stop to 16 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU is Railway Station, 115m away. The nearest rail option is Bache Rail Station, 116m away.

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16 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BU

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Upton Drive

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

16 Upton Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Upton, Chester, Chester (CH2 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.

A recent sale: £295,000 in March 2025. At 74 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£370/sq ft) was about 109.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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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

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Upton Drive has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

16 Upton Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£313,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£295,000

Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

3 March 2025Most recent
£295,000
+48.2%over 4 years
9 July 2020
£199,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 1BU: £305,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in CH2 1BU

On the street

Versus other Upton Drive homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 16 Upton Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,986

Street avg £2,480

Strongly above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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 Chester district page.

Full Chester report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Railway Station — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Mill View Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH2 1BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH2 1BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

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