17 Cawdor Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PU
About 17 Cawdor Drive
17 Cawdor Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Vicars Cross, Chester, Chester (CH3 5PU). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold July 2024 for £265,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 31.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
17 Cawdor 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Cawdor Drive has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Side and rear single storey extensions
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00461/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17 Cawdor Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£271,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 20 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
29 July 2024Most recent
£265,000
+26.2%over 4 years20 January 2020
£210,000
+18.0%over 4 years2 July 2015
£178,000
+21.9%over 10 years26 November 2004
£146,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 5PU: £222,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in CH3 5PU
19 Cawdor Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PU
Sold Aug 2023
£255,00031 Cawdor Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PU
Sold Aug 2023
£217,0009 Cawdor Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PU
Sold Sept 2022
£229,95025 Cawdor Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PU
Sold Jun 2022
£222,0005 Cawdor Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PU
Sold Nov 2020
£220,000
Everything we know about 17 Cawdor 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 Cawdor Drive homes
Years Held for 17 Cawdor Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,944
Street avg £2,978
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
Barkhill Road/Cowdor Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hoole Church of England Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB