White Sails, Shotwick Lane, Woodbank, Chester, CH1 6HY
About White Sails
White Sails is a detached house in Woodbank, Chester, Chester (CH1 6HY). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 211 m² it's 20.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (175 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £716,000 is 19.3% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £600,000 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
White Sails sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
White Sails has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£716,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£600,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 October 2021Most recent
£600,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 6HY: £370,000 (2024–2000).
Nearby sales in CH1 6HY
Woodbank Cottages, 1, Shotwick Lane, Woodbank, Chester, CH1 6HY
Sold Aug 2024
£457,000Sea Ridge, Shotwick Lane, Woodbank, Chester, CH1 6HY
Sold Jul 2019
£765,000Lodge Cottage, Shotwick Lane, Woodbank, Chester, CH1 6HY
Sold Aug 2012
£357,000Bank House, Shotwick Lane, Woodbank, Chester, CH1 6HY
Sold Jun 2002
£370,000Corner Cottage, Shotwick Lane, Woodbank, Chester, CH1 6HY
Sold Jan 2000
£165,000
Versus other Shotwick Lane homes
White Sails is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,844
Street avg £2,466
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 175 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Shotwick Dale Bridge — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Capenhurst CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB







