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About The Old Post Office
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old Post Office is a semi-detached house in Woodbank, Chester, Chester (CH1 6EY). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 is 14.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 181 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (153 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Sold May 2022 for £510,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Old Post Office's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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
See how we calculated this£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.0% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2022)
£510,000
Growth on file: 11.0% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Parkgate Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, The Old Post Office stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,818
Street avg £2,561
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Saughall Mill Farm — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH1 6EY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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