3 Benton Drive, Chester, CH2 2RD

3 Benton Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chester (CH2 2RD). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. 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 across 42 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

Last sale on file: £140,000 in January 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 is 15% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it's 27.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 41 EPCs).