17 Benton Drive, Chester, CH2 2RD
About 17 Benton Drive
17 Benton Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Chester (CH2 2RD). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2023) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Main heating runs on electricity. At 60 m² this is the 13th smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–120 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (86 versus a worst of 61).
Held since December 2007 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 60 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 41 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
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Energy performance
17 Benton Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
17 Benton Drive 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
17 Benton Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£146,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 9 years.
£135,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
14 December 2007Most recent
£135,000
+129.0%over 9 years30 July 1998
£58,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 2RD: £300,000 (2025–2025).
Versus other Benton Drive homes
17 Benton Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,250
Street avg £2,314
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
Waterloo Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School. 25 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
53.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB