21 Benton Drive, Chester, CH2 2RD

21 Benton Drive is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chester (CH2 2RD). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 57 m² this is the 10th 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 bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 86). The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £150,000. At 57 m² it's 27.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 41 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).