What type of property is 23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR?

23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR is a semi-detached house.

What is the EPC rating for 23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR?

The current EPC rating for 23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in January 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR?

23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (1,206 sq ft). That makes it about 17% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH2 3JR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR have?

23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey side and rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR?

23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR is in council tax band C.

Where is 23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR located?

23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR sits in Hoole, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH2 postcode district.

Is 23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR in a safe area?

Police records around 23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Burglary makes up roughly 25% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR?

The closest primary school to 23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR is St Martin's Academy Chester (501m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Upton-by-Chester High School (1.3km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR?

The closest bus stop to 23 Park Drive, CH2 3JR is Park Drive, 13m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Park Drive, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3JR

2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

112 m²

1206 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Park Drive

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

23 Park Drive is a semi-detached house in Hoole, Chester, Chester (CH2 3JR). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 112 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Energy

Energy performance

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

23 Park Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jan 2024

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Park Drive, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Park Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

2 applications on record at 23 Park Drive, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3JR

2decisions2extensions11documents3nearby

Nov 2014
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension.
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
14/04321/FUL
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ExtensionMar 2015Decision

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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.

23 Park Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£334,000

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 3JR: £397,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CH2 3JR

On the street

Versus other Park Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 23 Park Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

49 (E)

Street avg 66 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Park Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Martin's Academy Chester. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH2 3JR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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