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Thornton Drive, Upton, Chester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH2 2HY, CH2 2HZ, CH2 2HX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£280,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£232,284
25 sales
Price range
£178k – £300k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Feb 2026
CH2 2HZ

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At a glance

House prices£280k average15% below the Chester average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station5 min walkBache station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 25 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

25 property sales on Thornton Drive, Upton, Chester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £280,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £229,463. Average sale prices rose from £212,833 in 2016 to £280,000 in 2026 (+32%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 15% below the Chester average of £330,634 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 96% semi-detached, 4% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Thornton Drive range from £178,000 to £300,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 294 streets in Chester with at least two sales in the last year, Thornton Drive ranks 151st for average price.

House prices on Thornton Drive compared

Thornton Drive£280,000
CH2 postcode area£312,249
Chester£330,634
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CH2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £212,833 (3 sales)2016£213k2017: £203,600 (5 sales)2017£204k2018: £237,500 (2 sales)2018£238k2019: £198,000 (2 sales)2019£198k2020: £220,000 (1 sales)2020£220k2021: £232,500 (2 sales)2021£233k2022: £273,600 (1 sales)2022£274k2023: £250,000 (1 sales)2023£250k2024: £251,833 (6 sales)2024£252k2026: £280,000 (2 sales)2026£280k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached24£229,46326 Feb 2026
Terraced1£300,0009 Jan 2026

Sold prices on Thornton Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
18, Thornton Drive CH2 2HZ 26 Feb 2026£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Thornton Drive CH2 2HZ 9 Jan 2026£300,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Thornton Drive CH2 2HY 6 Dec 2024£273,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Thornton Drive CH2 2HX 9 Aug 2024£211,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Thornton Drive CH2 2HY 5 Jul 2024£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Thornton Drive CH2 2HZ 17 May 2024£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Thornton Drive CH2 2HZ 18 Apr 2024£262,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Thornton Drive CH2 2HX 16 Feb 2024£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Thornton Drive CH2 2HY 5 May 2023£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Thornton Drive CH2 2HY 11 Feb 2022£273,600 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Thornton Drive CH2 2HY 21 May 2021£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Thornton Drive CH2 2HZ 6 Apr 2021£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Thornton Drive CH2 2HX 11 Sep 2020£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Thornton Drive CH2 2HY 18 Oct 2019£208,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Thornton Drive CH2 2HY 26 Jul 2019£188,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Thornton Drive CH2 2HY 30 Jul 2018£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Thornton Drive CH2 2HY 20 Jul 2018£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Thornton Drive CH2 2HZ 22 Nov 2017£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Thornton Drive CH2 2HY 22 Nov 2017£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Thornton Drive CH2 2HY 24 Oct 2017£178,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Thornton Drive CH2 2HY 14 Jul 2017£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Thornton Drive CH2 2HY 27 Jan 2017£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Thornton Drive CH2 2HZ 1 Dec 2016£226,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Thornton Drive CH2 2HZ 1 Nov 2016£207,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Thornton Drive CH2 2HY 5 Feb 2016£205,000 Semi-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
18, Thornton Drive £225,000 (Apr 2021) → £260,000 (Feb 2026) +16%
over 5 yrs
51, Thornton Drive £190,000 (Jul 2017) → £273,000 (Dec 2024) +44%
over 7 yrs
53, Thornton Drive £208,000 (Oct 2019) → £273,600 (Feb 2022) +32%
over 2 yrs
23, Thornton Drive £205,000 (Feb 2016) → £235,000 (Jul 2018) +15%
over 2 yrs
49, Thornton Drive £178,000 (Oct 2017) → £240,000 (Jul 2018) +35%
over under a year
20, Thornton Drive £207,500 (Nov 2016) → £210,000 (Nov 2017) +1%
over 1 yr
41, Thornton Drive £200,000 (Jan 2017) → £240,000 (Nov 2017) +20%
over under a year

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Schools near Thornton Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Mill View Primary School 242 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
The Firs School 144 pupils Other independent school 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Newton Primary School 369 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College 170 pupils Community special school 4–19 Report 0.4 mi
Ancora House School 19 pupils Pupil referral unit 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Upton-by-Chester High School 1,728 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
Upton Westlea Primary School Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
St Martin's Academy Chester 177 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 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

  • Bache station 0.2 mi · 5 min walk
  • Chester station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Capenhurst station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Ellesmere Avenue (cnr, Thornton Drive) 1 min walk
  • Ellesmere Avenue (cnr, Thornton Drive) 1 min walk
  • Moorhouse Close (cnr, Neston Drive) 2 min walk
  • Bears Paw (opp, Dicksons Drive) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Upton Village Surgery
    Wealstone Lane, Upton, Chester · 0.4 mi
  • Park Medical Centre
    Shavington Avenue, Newton Lane, Chester · 0.7 mi
  • The Elms Medical Centre
    2Nd Fl, Fountains Health, Chester · 0.9 mi
  • Northgate Medical Centre
    Fountains Health, Delamere Street, Chester · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Morrisons Upton Chester · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Chester Brook Lane · 0.4 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Hospital M&S Countess Of Chester · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Chester Weston Express · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Morrisons Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Well · 0.4 mi
  • Swettenhams Chemists · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Sandon Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Kingsway Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
  • Liverpool Road (dental Surgery) · 0.7 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
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned87.2%62.5%
Private rented11.5%20.3%
Social rented1.3%17.1%
Households470

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.6%64.1%
Aged 65+31.8%18.6%
Residents1,009

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 Thornton Drive

Ethnic group

HereCheshire West and Chester
White95.9%95.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%2%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%0.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%1.5%

Religion

HereCheshire West and Chester
Christian55.9%54.5%
No religion36.3%37.8%
Not answered4%5.5%
Muslim2.5%1%
Other religion0.6%0.3%
Hindu0.4%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereCheshire West and Chester
Born in the UK94.2%92.7%
Born outside the UK5.8%7.3%

Highest qualification

HereCheshire West and Chester
Level 4 qualifications and above40.2%35.7%
No qualifications15.5%15.8%
Level 3 qualifications14.7%17.8%
Level 2 qualifications13.1%13.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%9.3%
Apprenticeship5.8%5.4%
Other qualifications2.9%2.3%

General health

HereCheshire West and Chester
Very good health45.8%48.8%
Good health35%33.3%
Fair health14.5%12.7%
Bad health3.7%4.1%
Very bad health1%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCheshire West and Chester
1 car or van in household47.1%40.8%
2 cars or vans in household32.5%32%
No cars or vans in household14.4%16.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%10.5%

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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