1 Bache Drive, Chester, CH2 2JB
About 1 Bache Drive
1 Bache Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Chester (CH2 2JB). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include a basement. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£389/sq ft) was about 91.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £620,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 1 Bache Drive, Chester, CH2 2JB
- May 2017DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing single storey section, and erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01533/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Bache Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£591,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.1% per year over 5 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 14.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
10 August 2022Most recent
£620,000
+103.3%over 5 years30 March 2017
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 2JB: £370,000 (2024–2019).
Versus other Bache Drive homes
1 Bache Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,189
Street avg £2,590
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.1 km
Egerton Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Mill View Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







