Merton Drive, Chester house prices
In Merton Drive, Chester, the median price a home actually changed hands for is £245,000. Over the past decade prices are +50% in cash — but +9% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £245,000
- 10 years · cash
- +50%
- 10 years · real
- +9%
Key facts
Merton Drive, Chester prices since 1996
The cash line tells one story (+50%); the real-terms line, +9%, tells the truer one.
Recent sales in Merton Drive, Chester
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2025 | 27 Merton Drive · CH4 7PG | Detached Freehold | £430,500 | — |
| 1 Nov 2024 | 31 Merton Drive · CH4 7PG | Semi-detached Freehold | £250,000 | £3,521 |
| 1 Jul 2024 | 14 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £454,000 | £4,935 |
| 15 May 2023 | 34 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Semi-detached Freehold | £370,000 | £4,157 |
| 30 Nov 2022 | 32 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £345,000 | £4,539 |
| 11 Nov 2022 | 58 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £600,000 | £3,015 |
| 14 Oct 2022 | 17 Merton Drive · CH4 7PG | Semi-detached Freehold | £340,000 | £4,000 |
| 7 Jul 2022 | 28 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £358,000 | £2,733 |
| 10 Jun 2022 | 16 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £400,000 | £3,053 |
| 20 Sep 2021 | 42 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £323,000 | — |
| 4 Jun 2021 | 27 Merton Drive · CH4 7PG | Detached Freehold | £265,000 | — |
| 4 Oct 2019 | 35 Merton Drive · CH4 7PG | Semi-detached Freehold | £75,000 | — |
| 20 Sep 2019 | 23 Merton Drive · CH4 7PG | Detached Freehold | £270,000 | £2,647 |
| 26 Oct 2018 | 32 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £215,000 | £2,829 |
| 30 Jul 2018 | 52 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £290,000 | £3,625 |
| 12 Apr 2018 | 17 Merton Drive · CH4 7PG | Semi-detached Freehold | £205,000 | £2,412 |
| 13 Oct 2017 | 36 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £254,200 | £2,889 |
| 6 Jul 2017 | 14 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £250,000 | £2,717 |
| 18 Jul 2016 | 54 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £280,000 | £1,750 |
| 18 Jul 2016 | 54 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £279,000 | £1,744 |
| 27 May 2016 | 58 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £220,000 | £1,106 |
| 17 May 2016 | 15 Merton Drive · CH4 7PG | Semi-detached Freehold | £215,000 | £2,560 |
| 11 Feb 2016 | 26 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £247,000 | £2,446 |
| 24 Sep 2015 | 38 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £340,000 | £3,953 |
| 12 Feb 2015 | 11 Merton Drive · CH4 7PG | Detached Freehold | £235,000 | £2,640 |
| 19 Dec 2014 | 50 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £240,000 | £2,424 |
| 14 Nov 2014 | 5 Merton Drive · CH4 7PG | Detached Freehold | £245,000 | £2,663 |
| 14 Nov 2014 | 25 Merton Drive · CH4 7PG | Detached Freehold | £233,000 | £1,958 |
| 3 Jan 2014 | 3 Merton Drive · CH4 7PG | Detached Freehold | £290,000 | £2,132 |
| 4 Oct 2012 | 16 Merton Drive · CH4 7PQ | Detached Freehold | £210,000 | £1,603 |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Merton Drive, Chester
Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.
| Address | First sold | Last sold | Times | Cash return | Real return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58, Merton Drive | £220,000 27 May 2016 | £600,000 11 Nov 2022 | 2 | +17% per year | +13% inflation-adjusted |
| 38, Merton Drive | £205,000 31 May 2012 | £340,000 24 Sep 2015 | 2 | +16% per year | +14% inflation-adjusted |
| 32, Merton Drive | £215,000 26 Oct 2018 | £345,000 30 Nov 2022 | 2 | +12% per year | +8% inflation-adjusted |
| 17, Merton Drive | £205,000 12 Apr 2018 | £340,000 14 Oct 2022 | 2 | +12% per year | +8% inflation-adjusted |
| 14, Merton Drive | £250,000 6 Jul 2017 | £454,000 1 Jul 2024 | 2 | +9% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 16, Merton Drive | £210,000 4 Oct 2012 | £400,000 10 Jun 2022 | 2 | +7% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 50, Merton Drive | £93,000 31 Jan 1997 | £240,000 19 Dec 2014 | 2 | +5% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 27, Merton Drive | £180,000 3 Apr 2006 | £430,500 28 Nov 2025 | 4 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 34, Merton Drive | £175,000 17 Oct 2003 | £370,000 15 May 2023 | 3 | +4% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
| 3, Merton Drive | £250,000 30 Jun 2006 | £290,000 3 Jan 2014 | 2 | +2% per year | −1% inflation-adjusted |
| 54, Merton Drive | £279,000 18 Jul 2016 | £280,000 18 Jul 2016 | 2 | 0% per year | 0% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
How Merton Drive, Chester compares
Merton Drive, Chester house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Merton Drive, Chester?
Half of homes sold in Merton Drive, Chester went for more than £245,000 and half for less, across 51 sales.
What is the price range of homes sold in Merton Drive, Chester?
Recorded sales in Merton Drive, Chester range from £73,750 to £600,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Merton Drive, Chester risen?
Over the past decade prices in Merton Drive, Chester are +50% in cash terms but +9% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.
How much is a house per square metre in Merton Drive, Chester?
In Merton Drive, Chester the median price is £2,600 per square metre, from 34 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.
How up to date is this data?
HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Merton Drive, Chester was 28 November 2025.
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