Sunnyside, Walden Drive, Two Mills, Woodbank, Chester, CH1 6HS
About Sunnyside
Sunnyside is a semi-detached house in Woodbank, Chester, Chester (CH1 6HS). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Most recent transfer was April 2025 at £277,500 — fresh data. At 92 m² it sits well below the postcode median (214 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2024–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 46.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
A a conservatory application was refused at Sunnyside in 2025.
2 applications on record at Sunnyside, Walden Drive, Two Mills, Woodbank, Chester, CH1 6HS
- Dec 2025ConservatoryAmendmentOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Lawful development certificate for a proposed demolition of existing conservatory on rear, erection of single storey rear extension and conversion of lean-to store
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/03677/LDC
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionJan 2026Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sunnyside changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.1% per year over 1 year.
£277,500
Growth on file: 12.1% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
30 April 2025Most recent
£277,500
+12.1%over 9 months6 August 2024
£247,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 6HS: £265,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in CH1 6HS
Greenbank, Walden Drive, Two Mills, Woodbank, Chester, CH1 6HS
Sold Nov 2024
£265,000Heathfield, Walden Drive, Two Mills, Woodbank, Chester, CH1 6HS
Sold Dec 2021
£300,000Walden Cottage, Walden Drive, Two Mills, Woodbank, Chester, CH1 6HS
Sold Dec 2019
£577,000Maywood, Walden Drive, Two Mills, Woodbank, Chester, CH1 6HS
Sold Sept 2003
£199,950
Versus other Walden Drive homes
EPC Rating for Sunnyside runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 32 (F)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 216 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 11.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Welsh Crossroads — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Capenhurst CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB







