23, MELVERLEY DRIVE, BLACON, CHESTER, CH1 5AH - £197,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

23 MELVERLEY DRIVE is a very small semi-detached house of 73m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £209,521. It was last sold for £197,000 in June 2023, which was around 19% below the average June 2023 semi-detached price in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2015, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

23 MELVERLEY DRIVE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 23 MELVERLEY DRIVE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 23 MELVERLEY DRIVE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2023 16 JUN	£197,000	£243,515	19% below HPI
2015 8 MAY	£125,000	£161,817	23% below HPI

23 MELVERLEY DRIVE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 23 MELVERLEY DRIVE sales from May 2015 and June 2023 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the May 2015 sale was for 23% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 23% below the HPI over time, until the June 2023 sale, where it rises to 19% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 19% below the HPI.

What might 23 MELVERLEY DRIVE be worth now?

23 MELVERLEY DRIVE might now be worth an estimated £209,521.

This is based on house price inflation of 6.4%, between June 2023 and December 2024, for semi-detached houses, in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 6.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 23 MELVERLEY DRIVE of £197,000 on 16th June 2023. For the value to have increased from £197,000 to £209,521 over the six months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 23 MELVERLEY DRIVE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area.
• The June 2023 sale price of £197,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 23 MELVERLEY DRIVE has not materially changed since June 2023.

How Large is 23 MELVERLEY DRIVE?

23 MELVERLEY DRIVE is 73m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2015. This puts it in the smallest 10% of semi-detached houses houses in Chester, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Chester, and where 23 MELVERLEY DRIVE lies on this distribution: 8% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 23 MELVERLEY DRIVE, and 91% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Chester.

23 MELVERLEY DRIVE: Plot and Title Map

23 MELVERLEY DRIVE sits on a plot of roughly 0.052 of an acre, or 209m². The below map shows the location of 23 MELVERLEY DRIVE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 23 MELVERLEY DRIVE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 23 MELVERLEY DRIVE?

23 MELVERLEY DRIVE is located in BLACON, in the CH1 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 23 on MELVERLEY DRIVE.