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Merton Drive, Chester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Merton Drive, Chester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chester-cheshire-west-and-chester/merton-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH4 7PQ, CH4 7PG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£430,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£301,552
23 sales
Price range
£75k – £600k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Nov 2025
CH4 7PG

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At a glance

House prices£302k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station49 min walkChester station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

23 property sales on Merton Drive, Chester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £430,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £322,394. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 74% detached, 26% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Merton Drive range from £75,000 to £600,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Merton Drive compared

CH4 postcode area£324,794
Chester£330,634
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Merton Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CH4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £248,200 (5 sales)2016£248k2017: £252,100 (2 sales)2017£252k2018: £236,667 (3 sales)2018£237k2019: £172,500 (2 sales)2019£173k2021: £294,000 (2 sales)2021£294k2022: £408,600 (5 sales)2022£409k2023: £370,000 (1 sales)2023£370k2024: £352,000 (2 sales)2024£352k2025: £430,500 (1 sales)2025£431k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached17£322,39428 Nov 2025
Semi-detached6£242,5001 Nov 2024

Sold prices on Merton Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
27, Merton Drive CH4 7PG 28 Nov 2025£430,500 DetachedFreehold
31, Merton Drive CH4 7PG 1 Nov 2024£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 1 Jul 2024£454,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 15 May 2023£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 30 Nov 2022£345,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 11 Nov 2022£600,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Merton Drive CH4 7PG 14 Oct 2022£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 7 Jul 2022£358,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 10 Jun 2022£400,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 1 Apr 2022£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Merton Drive CH4 7PG 3 Dec 2021£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 20 Sep 2021£323,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Merton Drive CH4 7PG 4 Jun 2021£265,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Merton Drive CH4 7PG 4 Oct 2019£75,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Merton Drive CH4 7PG 20 Sep 2019£270,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 1 Feb 2019£380,000 OtherFreehold
32, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 26 Oct 2018£215,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 30 Jul 2018£290,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Merton Drive CH4 7PG 12 Apr 2018£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 13 Oct 2017£254,200 DetachedFreehold
14, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 6 Jul 2017£250,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 18 Jul 2016£280,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 18 Jul 2016£279,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 27 May 2016£220,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Merton Drive CH4 7PG 17 May 2016£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Merton Drive CH4 7PQ 11 Feb 2016£247,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
27, Merton Drive £265,000 (Jun 2021) → £430,500 (Nov 2025) +62%
over 4 yrs
14, Merton Drive £250,000 (Jul 2017) → £454,000 (Jul 2024) +82%
over 7 yrs
32, Merton Drive £215,000 (Oct 2018) → £345,000 (Nov 2022) +60%
over 4 yrs
58, Merton Drive £220,000 (May 2016) → £600,000 (Nov 2022) +173%
over 6 yrs
17, Merton Drive £205,000 (Apr 2018) → £340,000 (Oct 2022) +66%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Merton Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Kings Moat Community Primary School Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Belgrave Primary School 211 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Clare's Catholic Primary School 163 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Lache Primary School 169 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
The King's School 1,170 pupils Other independent school Church of England 4–19 Report 0.5 mi
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School 447 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 1.2 mi
The Catholic High School, Chester 797 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 1.2 mi
Eccleston CofE Primary School 91 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Chester station 2.4 mi · 49 min walk
  • Bache station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Whadden Drive (nr, Lache Lane) 3 min walk
  • Lonsdale Court (cnr, Lache Lane) 3 min walk
  • Rowcliffe Avenue (SW-bound, Rowcliffe Avenue) 4 min walk
  • Rowcliffe Avenue (NE-bound, Rowcliffe Avenue) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Lache Health Centre
    Hawthorn Road, Lache, Chester · 0.5 mi
  • The Handbridge Med.ctr.
    Greenway Street, Handbridge, Chester · 1.5 mi
  • City Walls Medical Centre
    St. Martins Way, Chester · 1.8 mi
  • Garden Lane Medical Ctr.
    19 Garden Lane, Garden Lane, Chester · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Westminster Park - Chester · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Chester Clivedon Road · 0.5 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Wrexham Road Express Petrol · 0.6 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Saltney Supermarket · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Westminster Park Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Speeds Healthcare · 0.7 mi
  • Owen's Chemist · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Art Of Dental Care · 0.6 mi
  • Dentologicum · 0.6 mi
  • St David's Terrace · 1.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned90.1%62.5%
Private rented7.6%20.3%
Social rented2.3%17.1%
Households684

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6454.5%64.1%
Aged 65+29.9%18.6%
Residents1,621

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks81%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks90%92%

Share of homes across Cheshire West and Chester with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Merton Drive

Ethnic group

HereCheshire West and Chester
White86.3%95.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.5%2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%1.5%
Other ethnic group1.4%0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%0.6%

Religion

HereCheshire West and Chester
Christian53%54.5%
No religion32.6%37.8%
Not answered6.7%5.5%
Muslim4.1%1%
Hindu2.9%0.4%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%
Other religion0.3%0.3%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereCheshire West and Chester
Born in the UK86.5%92.7%
Born outside the UK13.5%7.3%

Highest qualification

HereCheshire West and Chester
Level 4 qualifications and above51.3%35.7%
Level 3 qualifications12.6%17.8%
Level 2 qualifications12.2%13.7%
No qualifications9.2%15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%9.3%
Apprenticeship4.7%5.4%
Other qualifications2.2%2.3%

General health

HereCheshire West and Chester
Very good health51%48.8%
Good health33.7%33.3%
Fair health12%12.7%
Bad health2.8%4.1%
Very bad health0.5%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCheshire West and Chester
1 car or van in household44%40.8%
2 cars or vans in household37.7%32%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%10.5%
No cars or vans in household7.9%16.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Cheshire West and Chester.

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