28 Derwent Road, Chester, CH2 2PZ
About 28 Derwent Road
28 Derwent Road is a semi-detached house in Chester (CH2 2PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on anthracite.
At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
28 Derwent Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
28 Derwent Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£122,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 2PZ: £149,000 (2024–2016).
Versus other Derwent Road homes
On epc rating, 28 Derwent Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 56 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Kent Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Upton-by-Chester High School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







