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Get started2 Housesteads Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Hoole, Chester, Chester (CH2 3DL). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in March 2022 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in June 2007. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £342,000 sits 62.9% above the 2007 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 20.6% below the postcode norm. At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
2 Housesteads Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Lime (Tree 1) in back garden - 3-3.5m side reduction/pruning of crown (house facing side) to reduce encroachment on property. Lime (Tree 2) in front garden - Crown lift to approximately 4-5m above ground level. London Plane (Tree 3) in neighbouring property - 3-3.5m crown reduction back to boundary line (only overhanging branches) Work to be limited to the applicants side only, using appropriate reduction cuts.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 11 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 11 years.
EPC Rating for 2 Housesteads Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,944
Street avg £3,167
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St Werburghs School — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed
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Conversion of garage to a habitable room with erection of link to house and erection of porch at side
2 more applications for this property
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8 June 2007Most recent
£210,000
+11.1%over 3 years25 July 2003
£189,000
+112.4%over 4 years27 May 1999
£89,000
+27.1%over 3 years19 December 1995
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 3DL: £310,000 (2025–2024).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
CH2 3HT
Closest school
0.2 km
Hoole Church of England Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB
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