Ashcroft Farmhouse, Powey Lane, Mollington, Chester, CH1 6LH
About Ashcroft Farmhouse
Ashcroft Farmhouse is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Mollington, Chester, Chester (CH1 6LH). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2114 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 28). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £676,000 is 27.5% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 109.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Ashcroft Farmhouse sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 September 2019
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Level 3 Building Survey
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.
From £1,155 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Ashcroft Farmhouse 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
Latest sale on Ashcroft Farmhouse was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£676,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 13 years.
£530,000
Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2010Most recent
£530,000
+211.8%over 10 years30 September 1999
£170,000
+3.0%over 1 year7 November 1997
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 6LH: £255,000 (2021–1999).
Nearby sales in CH1 6LH
Lyndale Bungalow, Powey Lane, Mollington, Chester, CH1 6LH
Sold Mar 2021
£315,000Stansfield, Powey Lane, Mollington, Chester, CH1 6LH
Sold Dec 2012
£263,000Ashcroft Cottage, Powey Lane, Mollington, Chester, CH1 6LH
Sold Jan 2010
£255,0001 The Paddocks, Powey Lane, Mollington, Chester, CH1 6LH
Sold Feb 1999
£130,000
Versus other Powey Lane homes
On epc rating, Ashcroft Farmhouse runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,699
Street avg £1,749
Floor Area
196 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
431/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Saughall Mill Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Capenhurst CofE 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.1dB







