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Get startedWoodbank is a detached house in Woodbank, Chester, Chester (CH1 6EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on lpg.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £559,000 is 27% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 33.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (131 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold November 2020 for £440,000.
A recent planning application at Woodbank was refused — worth checking the council file.
Erection of detached garage
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£559,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 9 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 9 years.
EPC Rating for Woodbank runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,472
Street avg £2,225
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Welsh Crossroads — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Rear of property
Rear extension to bungalow
9 November 2020Most recent
£440,000
+65.7%over 8 years30 April 2012
£265,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 6EZ: £375,000 (2024–2019).
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Sold Oct 2024
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Sold Sept 2022
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Sold May 2021
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Sold Aug 2019
The Orchard Parkgate Road Woodbank Chester
Sold Oct 2013
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 10.4 t/year
CH1 6BR
Closest school
1.7 km
Capenhurst CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB
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