9 Thackeray Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5LP

9 Thackeray Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Vicars Cross, Chester, Chester (CH3 5LP). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 73% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £245,250. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.