3 Thackeray Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5LP
About 3 Thackeray Drive
3 Thackeray Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Vicars Cross, Chester, Chester (CH3 5LP). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 78 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 19 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £319,000 is 18.1% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 37.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2024 for £270,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDetached
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Thackeray Drive has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2008ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/01394/LDC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£319,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 21 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
16 February 2024Most recent
£270,000
+125.0%over 20 years29 June 2003
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 5LP: £255,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CH3 5LP
57 Thackeray Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5LP
Sold Sept 2025
£490,00011 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
£245,25019 Thackeray Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5LP
Sold Jul 2021
£192,500
Everything we know about 3 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
CO₂ Emissions for 3 Thackeray Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,462
Street avg £2,584
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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