17 Thackeray Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5LP
About 17 Thackeray Drive
17 Thackeray Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Vicars Cross, Chester, Chester (CH3 5LP). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 816 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 76 m² it's 23% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2012–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 is 19.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 52.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
17 Thackeray Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Thackeray Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Thackeray Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Thackeray Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.3% per year over 5 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 13.3% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
5 October 2017Most recent
£290,000
+87.1%over 5 years4 October 2012
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 5LP: £270,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CH3 5LP
57 Thackeray Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5LP
Sold Sept 2025
£490,0003 Thackeray Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5LP
Sold Feb 2024
£270,00011 Thackeray Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5LP
Sold Aug 2023
£255,00065 Thackeray Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5LP
Sold Nov 2022
£465,0009 Thackeray Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5LP
Sold Nov 2021
£245,250
Everything we know about 17 Thackeray Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Thackeray Drive homes
17 Thackeray Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,824
Street avg £2,556
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Queens Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Oldfield Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.3dB