# 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- **Expiry date:** 28/07/2025 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting)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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Charter Crescent, CH66 | £1,050/mo | 3 | 0.28 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Whitby Road, CH65 | £1,300/mo | 3 | 0.3 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Talbot Road, CH66 | £1,115/mo | 3 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Flatt Lane, CH65 | £800/mo | 3 | 0.56 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Park Road, CH65 | £1,250/mo | 3 | 0.65 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Randle Meadow, CH66 | £1,150/mo | 3 | 0.7 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Victoria Road, CH65 | £1,150/mo | 3 | 0.76 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Princes Road, CH65 | £950/mo | 3 | 0.86 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Standingwood Road, CH65 | £960/mo | 3 | 0.87 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,081/mo (9 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.3% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £139,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £111,500

*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 £1,115/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 15.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 6.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £641/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 30.9%

*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:** 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)