Overwood House, Parkgate Road, Mollington, Chester, CH1 6NE
About Overwood House
Overwood House is a detached house in Mollington, Chester, Chester (CH1 6NE). It has a recorded floor area of 301 m² (around 3240 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2018 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 301 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,063,000 is 32.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 60.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £800,000 in June 2018.
Energy performance
Overwood House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,645 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Overwood House has an approved side extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Overwood House, Parkgate Road, Mollington, Chester, CH1 6NE
- Oct 2009ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Single storey extension to side
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/11322/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Overwood House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,063,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 23 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
26 June 2018Most recent
£800,000
+101.3%over 19 years4 August 1998
£397,500
+35.9%over 3 years3 May 1995
£292,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 6NE: £239,950 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in CH1 6NE
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Sold May 2014
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£180,000
Versus other Parkgate Road homes
Overwood House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,658
Street avg £2,234
Floor Area
301 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 10.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Townfield Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
St Oswald's CofE Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







