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4 sales on record
About 18 Benton Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Benton Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Chester (CH2 2RD). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 is 24.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 78.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in July 2017. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£232,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2017)
£187,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Benton Drive homes
Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
18 Benton Drive is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,667
Street avg £2,690
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH2 2RD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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