Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

7 HARTFORD DRIVE

WHITBY, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7ER

£85,705

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Whitby, Loxdale Drive / Cholmondeley Road	0.1 miles
Shop	Whitby Wines	0.2 miles
Train station	Overpool	0.8 miles
University	University of Chester	5.3 miles
Hospital	The Mulberry Centre	5.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

92 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1976-1982

Last sold

£85,705 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£932/m²

Local average

£187,325 (36 sales)

Street crime

339 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

This certificate expired on 28/07/2025. A new EPC may be required before the property can be marketed or let.

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 29/07/2015

Expiry date: 28/07/2025 (expired)

Current heating cost: £653/year

Potential heating cost: £478/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £14,100

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Replacement glazing units (£1,000 - £1,400)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/03/2026	£85,705	Semi-detached	-44%	£85,864 to May 2026	View transaction
Sold	20/12/2021	£153,000	Semi-detached	—	£184,319 to May 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£85,705
listed	28/04/2021	£150,000
sold	01/01/2021	£153,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
87 LOXDALE DRIVE, GREAT SUTTON, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7AL	£215,000	12/12/2025	Semi-detached
34 CAPENHURST LANE, WHITBY, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7AH	£196,000	31/10/2025	Semi-detached
2 FARADAY ROAD, WHITBY, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7DE	£170,000	02/10/2023	Semi-detached
12 LOXDALE DRIVE, GREAT SUTTON, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7AJ	£171,199	13/04/2022	Semi-detached
25 HURFORD AVENUE, GREAT SUTTON, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7AX	£162,000	20/01/2022	Semi-detached
73 LOXDALE DRIVE, GREAT SUTTON, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7AL	£160,000	07/01/2022	Semi-detached
1 LOXDALE DRIVE, GREAT SUTTON, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7AJ	£202,000	29/11/2021	Semi-detached
2 BRADWALL CLOSE, WHITBY, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7ES	£162,000	29/10/2021	Semi-detached
51 POOLTOWN ROAD, WHITBY, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7AD	£214,000	15/10/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £183,578 (9 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 8.6%

10y growth 46.3%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Cheshire West and Chester. Series: Semi-detached. As of May 2026.

1y (index) 6.7%

5y (index) 24.5%

10y (index) 53%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Cheshire West and Chester. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £883/mo

Realistic £981/mo

Optimistic £1,079/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cheshire West and Chester.

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 1.14%

Max investor price (0.8%) £122,625

Target investor price (1%) £98,100

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~303 m² (0.07 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	154
Anti-social behaviour	37
Public order	33
Shoplifting	29
Other theft	23
Criminal damage and arson	21
Drugs	14
Vehicle crime	9
Other crime	7
Burglary	5
Possession of weapons	3
Robbery	2
Bicycle theft	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	339

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

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
The Bridge Short Stay School	Other	0.2 miles	Good — 14 Jun 2018
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy	Secondary	0.2 miles	Requires improvement — 12 Sep 2021
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 26 Jan 2023
Hinderton School	Other	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 28 Mar 2013
Brookside Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 14 Nov 2014

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
17/08/2009	04/08/2009	—	1

# 7 HARTFORD DRIVE, WHITBY, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7ER

## Property details

- Slug: `398c344` (address key hash: `398c3444ab48a3271fd6601b1e4face576edfd9d`)
- Postcode: CH65 7ER
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 92 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £85,705 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £932/m²
- Local average: £187,325 (36 sales)
- Street crime: 339 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £85,705
- Date: 2026-03-27
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 28/07/2025 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting)
- **Current heating cost:** £653/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,100

### Recommendations
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- G (£350 - £450)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- O3 (£1,000 - £1,400)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0298-2821-6839-9525-2175)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-27 | £85,705 | Semi-detached | -44% | £85,864 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-cb0f-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2021-12-20 | £153,000 | Semi-detached | — | £184,319 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/de2d0cdf-653f-51ee-e053-6c04a8c00671) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 7 HARTFORD DRIVE, WHITBY, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7ER | £85,705 | 27/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 7 HARTFORD DRIVE, WHITBY, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7ER | £153,000 | 20/12/2021 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [106142738](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/64715da)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £85,705 |
| listed | 2021-04-28 | £150,000 |
| sold | 2021-01-01 | £153,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 87 LOXDALE DRIVE, GREAT SUTTON, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7AL | £215,000 | 12/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 34 CAPENHURST LANE, WHITBY, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7AH | £196,000 | 31/10/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 2 FARADAY ROAD, WHITBY, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7DE | £170,000 | 02/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 12 LOXDALE DRIVE, GREAT SUTTON, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7AJ | £171,199 | 13/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 25 HURFORD AVENUE, GREAT SUTTON, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7AX | £162,000 | 20/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 73 LOXDALE DRIVE, GREAT SUTTON, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7AL | £160,000 | 07/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 LOXDALE DRIVE, GREAT SUTTON, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7AJ | £202,000 | 29/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 2 BRADWALL CLOSE, WHITBY, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7ES | £162,000 | 29/10/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 51 POOLTOWN ROAD, WHITBY, ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH65 7AD | £214,000 | 15/10/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £183,578 (9 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 8.6%
- **10y growth:** 46.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 6.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 24.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 53%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £883/mo
- **Realistic:** £981/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,079/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.14% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £122,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £98,100

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[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 | 154 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 37 |
| Public order | 33 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Other theft | 23 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 |
| Drugs | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **339** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Bridge Short Stay School | Other | 0.2 miles | Good — 14 Jun 2018 |
| Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Requires improvement — 12 Sep 2021 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 26 Jan 2023 |
| Hinderton School | Other | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 28 Mar 2013 |
| Brookside Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 14 Nov 2014 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #6763101
- **Address:** 7 Hartford Drive, Whitby, CH65 7ER
- **Certificate Issued:** 17/08/2009
- **Work Completed:** 04/08/2009
- **Items:** 1 door(s)