8 Oak Drive, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9BT
About 8 Oak Drive
8 Oak Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Higher Kinnerton, Chester, Chester (CH4 9BT). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 37.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2023 for £305,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageSingle
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 Oak Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at 8 Oak Drive, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9BT
- Feb 2009ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 045781
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2014Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Oak Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 25 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
28 November 2023Most recent
£305,000
+281.3%over 24 years6 May 1999
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 9BT: £225,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in CH4 9BT
1 Oak Drive, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9BT
Sold Nov 2024
£280,0009 Oak Drive, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9BT
Sold Oct 2022
£225,0004 Oak Drive, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9BT
Sold Sept 2022
£230,0006 Oak Drive, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9BT
Sold May 2007
£195,00010 Oak Drive, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9BT
Sold Oct 2006
£210,000
Versus other Oak Drive homes
8 Oak Drive is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,588
Street avg £3,168
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Blantern Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Dodleston CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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