# 39 ETHELDA DRIVE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE, CH2 2PH

## Property details

- Slug: `068d6e0` (address key hash: `068d6e04b369bb8632a6e25af756d1ba5f6259d5`)
- Postcode: CH2 2PH
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 110 m²
- EPC rating: E
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £64,500 May 1996
- Price per m²: £586/m²
- Local average: £337,725 (51 sales)
- Street crime: 139 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £64,500
- Date: 1996-05-24
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 06/11/2023 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting)
- **Current heating cost:** £1,013/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £30,145

### Recommendations
- B (£500  -  £1,500)
- Q (£4,000  -  £14,000)
- W (£800  -  £1,200)
- E (£45)
- I (£2,200  -  £3,000)
- N (£4,000  -  £6,000)
- U (£9,000  -  £14,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8497-6129-9149-8173-7906)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 1996-05-24 | £64,500 | Semi-detached | — | £340,791 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/f91c6b8a-6b12-4d5e-8b47-fe83be7a13f5) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 39 ETHELDA DRIVE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE, CH2 2PH | £64,500 | 24/05/1996 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 51 ETHELDA DRIVE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 2PH | £320,000 | 27/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 110 PLAS NEWTON LANE, NEWTON, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 1PP | £350,000 | 13/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 162 KINGSWAY, NEWTON, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 2LW | £215,000 | 23/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 50 CHATSWORTH DRIVE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 2ND | £350,000 | 09/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 14 MANNINGS LANE SOUTH, HOOLE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 3RU | £365,000 | 21/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 3 SURREY ROAD, NEWTON, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 2QA | £85,000 | 17/12/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 142 KINGSWAY, NEWTON, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 2LW | £221,000 | 21/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 21 ULLSWATER CRESCENT, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 2PN | £345,000 | 04/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 9 ULLSWATER CRESCENT, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 2PN | £317,500 | 27/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 11 THIRLMERE ROAD, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 2LS | £190,000 | 27/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 15 ETHELDA DRIVE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 2PH | £267,000 | 29/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 98 PLAS NEWTON LANE, NEWTON, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 1PP | £395,000 | 04/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 80 PLAS NEWTON LANE, NEWTON, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 1PP | £390,000 | 28/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 4 ETHELDA DRIVE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 2PJ | £288,000 | 28/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 9 KENDAL CLOSE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 2PR | £340,000 | 13/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 THIRLMERE ROAD, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 2LS | £268,000 | 14/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 20 ETHELDA DRIVE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 2PJ | £390,000 | 14/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 137 KINGSWAY, NEWTON, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 2LN | £217,000 | 21/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 ETHELDA DRIVE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 2PH | £275,000 | 21/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| THE PINES 5 LONG LANE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH2 2QF | £345,000 | 22/07/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £296,675 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 28.1%
- **10y growth:** 82.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cheshire West and Chester; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 22.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 53.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Cheshire West and Chester). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £877/mo
- **Realistic:** £974/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,071/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Hoole Road, CH2 | £1,175/mo | 2 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Hoole Road, CH2 | £1,000/mo | 1 | 0.43 miles | OpenRent |
| 6 Bed Detached House, Lime Wood Close, CH2 | £3,000/mo | 6 | 0.53 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Dawpool Close, CH2 | £795/mo | 1 | 0.78 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,493/mo (4 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.69% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £136,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £108,800

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,088/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 20.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 4.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £700/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 44.9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 50 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 27 |
| Shoplifting | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **139** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Upton-by-Chester High School | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 16 Jun 2015 |
| The Firs School | Other | 0.5 miles | — (No rating) |
| The Hammond | Other | 0.6 miles | — (No rating) |
| St Martin's Academy Chester | Primary | 0.6 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Upton Westlea Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Requires improvement — 13 Sep 2023 |