What type of property is 83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY?

83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY is a 5-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

When did 83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY last change hands?

83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY last sold for £400,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £48,000 in January 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between January 1997 and October 2022, 83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY rose from £50,000 to £400,000, a change of £350,000. That works out to roughly +8.4% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY?

The current EPC rating for 83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in May 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY?

83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (1,227 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 32% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH2 1BY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY heated?

The latest EPC at 83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY?

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

Where is 83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY located?

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

What is crime like near 83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY?

Police records around 83 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 83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY?

The closest primary school to 83 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 83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY?

The closest bus stop to 83 Upton Drive, CH2 1BY is Beechway, 130m away. The nearest rail option is Bache Rail Station, 344m away.

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83 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BY

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

114 m²

1227 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 83 Upton Drive

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

83 Upton Drive is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Upton, Chester, Chester (CH2 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 114 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 9 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 77.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £400,000. 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

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-west-facing
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

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 83 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

83 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.

Latest sale on 83 Upton Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£435,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£400,000

Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

31 October 2022Most recent
£400,000
+29.0%over 3 years
8 November 2018
£310,000
+545.8%over 21 years
14 January 1997
£48,000
-4.0%
14 January 1997
£50,000

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 years held, 83 Upton Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,509

Street avg £2,487

Strongly above

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

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70 dB

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80 dB

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