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2 Housesteads Drive, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3DL

EPC B4 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
108 m²
1163 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Housesteads Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 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. 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. Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. 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. 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.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

2 Housesteads Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2022from Mar 2022
EPC improved fromD68toB84
Renewable Energy
NoneSolar PV

Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Housesteads Drive, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 applications on record at 2 Housesteads Drive, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3DL

3decisions1extensions32documents3nearby
  1. Feb 2006
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Crown lift by 5m, crown clean and thin (T1 lime) and re-pollard (T2 lime)

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    06/00041/TPO
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Garage ConversionDecision

+ 1 more application in the report

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Price

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 1995.

Current estimate

£342,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2007)

£210,000

Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 June 2007Most recent

    £210,000

    +11.1%over 3 years
  2. 24 July 2003

    £189,000

    +112.4%over 4 years
  3. 26 May 1999

    £89,000

    +27.1%over 3 years
  4. 19 December 1995

    £70,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 3DL: £310,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Housesteads Drive homes

Four headline reads against 44 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 2 Housesteads Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,944

Street avg £3,167

Strongly below

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Housesteads Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

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

0.2 km

St Werburghs School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Hoole Church of England Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH2 3DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH2 3DL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH2 3DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Housesteads Drive, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3DL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.