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3 sales on record
About 81 Upton Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
81 Upton Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Upton, Chester, Chester (CH2 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £381,000 is 38.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 41.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £275,000.
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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
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 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 81 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
81 Upton Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2016ExtensionOutlinePrior Approval not required
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
81 Upton Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£381,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2020)
£275,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Upton Drive homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
81 Upton Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,926
Street avg £2,552
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
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 1BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 50 points of interest in total.
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