What kind of home is 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ?

87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ sell for?

87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ last sold for £170,000 in November 2011, around 15 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £48,000 in April 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between April 1996 and November 2011, 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ rose from £48,000 to £170,000, a change of £122,000. That works out to roughly +8.4% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ?

The current EPC rating for 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in July 2011. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ?

87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (849 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH2 1BZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ use?

The latest EPC at 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ?

87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ is in council tax band C.

Which area is 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ in?

87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ sits in Upton, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ?

Police records around 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ 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 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ?

The closest primary school to 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ is Upton Heath CofE Primary School (756m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Upton-by-Chester High School (1.7km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ?

The closest bus stop to 87 Upton Drive, CH2 1BZ is Beechway, 171m away. The nearest rail option is Bache Rail Station, 534m away.

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87 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BZ

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

79 m²

849 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 87 Upton Drive

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

87 Upton Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Upton, Chester, Chester (CH2 1BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 849 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 sits 67.1% above the 2011 sale of £170,000. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in November 2011. At 79 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 13 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

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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.

87 Upton Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jul 2021

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 87 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester, CH2 1BZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

87 Upton Drive has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£284,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£170,000

Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

17 November 2011Most recent
£170,000
+26.9%over 8 years
26 August 2003
£134,000
+179.2%over 7 years
3 April 1996
£48,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 1BZ: £310,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CH2 1BZ

On the street

Versus other Upton Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

87 Upton Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,155

Street avg £2,655

Below

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

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Comparables

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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

0.2 km

Beechway — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Upton Heath CofE Primary School. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH2 1BZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

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