What type of property is 45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY?

45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY sell for?

45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY last sold for £305,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY?

The current EPC rating for 45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY?

45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (786 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH2 1BY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY heated?

The latest EPC at 45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY?

45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY is in council tax band C.

Where is 45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY located?

45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY sits in Upton, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY?

Police records around 45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY 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 45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY?

The closest primary school to 45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY is Mill View Primary School (815m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Upton-by-Chester High School (1.6km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY?

The closest bus stop to 45 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY is Beechway, 130m away. The nearest rail option is Bache Rail Station, 344m away.

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45 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BY

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 45 Upton Drive

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

45 Upton Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Upton, Chester, Chester (CH2 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 127.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it's 23.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 9 EPCs). Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £305,000. 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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
OutbuildingsYes

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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

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 45 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

45 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£323,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£305,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

25 July 2022Most recent
£305,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 1BY: £260,000 (2022–2018).

Nearby sales in CH2 1BY

On the street

Versus other Upton Drive homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 45 Upton Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,178

Street avg £2,413

Strongly above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Above

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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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1 Bache Hall Court

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1 Countess View, Bache Hall Estate

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1 Bank Close

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3 bed2 bath

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

Beechway — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Mill View Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH2 1BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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