4 The Close, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BD
About 4 The Close
4 The Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Saughall, Chester, Chester (CH1 6BD). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 36.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £305,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Planning history
4 The Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 4 The Close, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BD
- Jul 2019ConservatoryOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Orangery to rear elevation
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01074/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 5 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
2 October 2022Most recent
£305,000
+69.4%over 4 years12 October 2017
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 6BD: £245,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CH1 6BD
16 The Close, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BD
Sold Jan 2025
£245,0005 The Close, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BD
Sold Aug 2024
£210,0002 The Close, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BD
Sold Aug 2024
£375,00013 The Close, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BD
Sold Jul 2024
£268,0007 The Close, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BD
Sold Aug 2022
£250,000
Versus other The Close homes
Floor Area for 4 The Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,588
Street avg £3,343
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Ridings — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







