What kind of home is 31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR?

31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR?

31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR last sold for £240,000 in July 2012, around 14 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR?

The current EPC rating for 31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in April 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR?

31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (980 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR use?

The latest EPC at 31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR have?

31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR has council approval for two-storey side and rear extension granted in October 2014 under ref. 14/03440/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR?

31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR is in council tax band D.

Which area is 31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR in?

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

How safe is the area around 31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR?

Police records around 31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR show an average of 215 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 49% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR?

The closest primary school to 31 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 31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR?

The closest bus stop to 31 Park Drive, CH2 3JR is Park Drive, 13m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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31 Park Drive, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3JR

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

91 m²

980 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 31 Park Drive

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

31 Park Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Hoole, Chester, Chester (CH2 3JR). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 sits 58.3% above the 2012 sale of £240,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (July 2012).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

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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.

31 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 16 Apr 2022

Current Certificate

Apr 2012

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 16 April 2022

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Park Drive, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side and rear extension at 31 Park Drive.

1 application on record at 31 Park Drive, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3JR

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Oct 2014
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extension.
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
14/03440/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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31 Park Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£380,000

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Last sold (2012)

£240,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

18 July 2012Most recent
£240,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 3JR: £420,000 (2026–2024).

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.

On epc rating, 31 Park Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,637

Street avg £3,227

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Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly 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

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Crime

215/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

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH2 3JR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.0dB

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