27, MERTON DRIVE, CHESTER, CH4 7PG - £265,000

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

27 MERTON DRIVE is a very small detached house of 71m², built sometime between 1976 and 1982. It was last sold for £265,000 in June 2021, which was around 27% below the average June 2021 detached price in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was November 2020, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

27 MERTON DRIVE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 27 MERTON DRIVE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three 27 MERTON 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
2021 4 JUN	£265,000	£362,554	27% below HPI
2006 20 DEC	£229,950	£264,784	13% below HPI
2006 3 APR	£180,000	£251,988	29% below HPI

27 MERTON DRIVE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three 27 MERTON DRIVE sales between April 2006 and June 2021 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 December 2006 sale was for 13% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 13% below the HPI over time, until the June 2021 sale, where it falls to 27% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 27% below the HPI.

What might 27 MERTON DRIVE be worth now?

27 MERTON DRIVE might now be worth an estimated £311,664.

This is based on house price inflation of 17.6%, between June 2021 and December 2024, for 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 17.6% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 27 MERTON DRIVE of £265,000 on 4th June 2021. For the value to have increased from £265,000 to £311,664 over the two years and six months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 27 MERTON DRIVE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area.
• The June 2021 sale price of £265,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 27 MERTON DRIVE has not materially changed since June 2021.

How Large is 27 MERTON DRIVE?

27 MERTON DRIVE is 71m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in November 2020. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Chester, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Chester, and where 27 MERTON DRIVE lies on this distribution: 7% of detached houses houses are smaller than 27 MERTON DRIVE, and 92% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Chester.

27 MERTON DRIVE: Plot and Title Map

27 MERTON DRIVE sits on a plot of roughly 0.093 of an acre, or 375m². The below map shows the location of 27 MERTON 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 27 MERTON 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 27 MERTON DRIVE?

27 MERTON DRIVE is located in CHESTER, in the CH4 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 27 on MERTON DRIVE.