74 Upton Park, Upton, Chester, CH2 1DQ
About 74 Upton Park
74 Upton Park is a semi-detached house in Upton, Chester, Chester (CH2 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in April 2002. At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £698,000 sits 140.7% above the 2002 sale of £290,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 24.8% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
Energy performance
74 Upton Park's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 74 Upton Park, Upton, Chester, CH2 1DQ
- Oct 2020Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
2 x Cypress (front): Fell 1 x Ivy Clad Holly: Fell 1 x Yew: Fell to top of hedge or to ground level 1 x Laurel: Reduce to top of shed.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02958/CAT
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Sales history & valuation
74 Upton Park valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£698,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 April 2002Most recent
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 1DQ: £395,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in CH2 1DQ
Versus other Upton Park homes
74 Upton Park outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,686
Street avg £2,768
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Mill Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Mill View Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







