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About 74 Upton Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
74 Upton Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Upton, Chester, Chester (CH2 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
Held since April 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 sits 442.3% above the 1998 sale of £52,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 73.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 97 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 18 EPCs).
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
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(1 of 2)
Aug 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 74 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
74 Upton Drive has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2008ConservatoryAmendmentApproval
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
74 Upton Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£52,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Upton Drive homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
74 Upton Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£536
Street avg £2,639
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Beechway — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH2 1BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Everything within walking distance
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