19 Benton Drive, Chester, CH2 2RD

19 Benton Drive is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chester (CH2 2RD). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 51 m² this is the 4th 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 across 42 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 28.8% 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. Sold July 2021 for £135,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.