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Abbey Hey, Church Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6EN

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
90 m²
969 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Abbey Hey

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Abbey Hey is a detached house in Saughall, Chester, Chester (CH1 6EN). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £352,000 is 32.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 37.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £265,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Abbey Hey sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 19 September 2029

2 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2019from Aug 2019
EPC improved fromF38toE42
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Abbey Hey, Church Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6EN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Abbey Hey has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at Abbey Hey, Church Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6EN

1decisions1extensions5documents1nearby
  1. Aug 2021
    Extension
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    21/01882/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£352,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£265,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 February 2021Most recent

    £265,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 6EN: £185,000 (2024–2020).

On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Abbey Hey lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,944

Street avg £2,462

Strongly above

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 115 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£295k

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£294k

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£293k

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chester district page.
Full Chester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

431/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Aldersley Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH1 6EN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH1 6EN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH1 6EN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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