Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
42 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BU
4 sales on record
Estimated value
£373,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£300,000)+24%
- Against CH2 1BU's recent median (£305,000)+22%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£373,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£300,000)+24%
- Against CH2 1BU's recent median (£305,000)+22%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 42 Upton Drive is modelled from its 105 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH2 1BU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
105 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2019
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in CH2 1BU
5 sales, median £305,000 (2025–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 42 Upton Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Sales timeline
2 May 2022Most recent
£300,000
+14.5%over 2 years16 September 2019
£262,000
+98.5%over 15 years25 September 2003
£132,000
+200.0%over 7 years26 January 1996
£44,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 1BU: £305,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CH2 1BU
16 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BU
Sold Mar 2025
£295,00022 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BU
Sold Oct 2024
£365,0007 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BU
Sold Apr 2024
£380,00012 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BU
Sold Sept 2022
£249,95040 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BU
Sold Jul 2022
£305,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 42 Upton Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 Upton Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Upton, Chester, Chester (CH2 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 105 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £373,000 is 24.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 50.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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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.
Current Certificate
Apr 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 April 2029
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 42 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
42 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.
Versus other Upton Drive homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for 42 Upton Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,857
Street avg £2,505
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
215/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.
Nearest schools
- Mill View Primary SchoolPrimary702m
- Upton Heath CofE Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
- Newton Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
- Upton Westlea Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
Nearest stops
- Railway StationBus stop115m
- Bache Rail StationRailway station116m
- Egerton DriveBus stop154m
- Countess HospitalBus stop160m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,466 reports49%
- Public Order337 reports11%
- Anti-social Behaviour229 reports8%
- Shoplifting224 reports7%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 42 Upton Drive is modelled from its 105 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH2 1BU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 42 Upton Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 42 Upton Drive was lodged in April 2019 at band D and is valid until April 2029. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 42 Upton Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 22 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CH2 1BU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 42 Upton Drive is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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