What kind of home is 42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU?

42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU sell for?

42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU last sold for £300,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £44,000 in January 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between January 1996 and May 2022, 42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU rose from £44,000 to £300,000, a change of £256,000. That works out to roughly +7.6% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU?

The current EPC rating for 42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in April 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU?

42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (1,130 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH2 1BU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU use?

The latest EPC at 42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU?

42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU in?

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

Is 42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU in a safe area?

Police records around 42 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.

What schools are near 42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU?

The closest primary school to 42 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 42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU?

The closest bus stop to 42 Upton Drive, CH2 1BU is Railway Station, 115m away. The nearest rail option is Bache Rail Station, 116m away.

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42 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BU

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

105 m²

1130 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

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 23% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 22 EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 is 28.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 44.9% 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.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

ParkingOff street

Building

Previously extendedYes

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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

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 42 Upton Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£386,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£300,000

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

2 May 2022Most recent
£300,000
+14.5%over 2 years
16 September 2019
£262,000
+98.5%over 15 years
25 September 2003
£132,000
+200.0%over 7 years
26 January 1996
£44,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 1BU: £305,000 (2025–2022).

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.

Habitable Rooms for 42 Upton Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,857

Street avg £2,536

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Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

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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

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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