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Stone Cottage, Parkgate Road, Mollington, Chester, CH1 6NE

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
132 m²
1421 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Stone Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Stone Cottage is a semi-detached house in Mollington, Chester, Chester (CH1 6NE). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sold November 2020 for £280,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 is 28.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 44.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jul 2022

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Stone Cottage, Parkgate Road, Mollington, Chester, CH1 6NE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Stone Cottage has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Stone Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£361,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£280,000

Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 November 2020Most recent

    £280,000

    +16.7%over 3 years

  2. 4 May 2017

    £239,950

    -14.3%over 6 years

  3. 8 July 2010

    £280,000

    +126.7%over 10 years

  4. 3 December 1999

    £123,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 6NE: £200,000 (2025–2013).

On the street

Versus other Parkgate Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Stone Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,121

Street avg £2,413

Below

Floor Area

132 m²

Street avg 187 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 10.6 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Stone Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£344k

1 Grange Cottages, Parkgate Road, Mollington

CH1 6NQ

4 bed2 bath
£380k

1 Fallow Street, Backford

CH1 6PS

4 bed2 bath
£324k

1 Backford Gardens, Backford

CH1 6PA

£405k

1 Fairholme Close, Saughall

CH1 6AH

4 bed2 bath
£421k

1 Deeside Crescent, Sealand

CH1 6BY

3 bed1 bath
£303k

1 Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst

CH1 6HE

4 bed
£295k

1 Birch Tree Barns, Deeside Lane, Sealand

CH1 6BB

£457k

1 Bronte Walk, Backford

CH1 6QJ

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chester district page.
Full Chester report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH1 6NE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH1 6NE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH1 6NE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Stone Cottage, Parkgate Road, Mollington, Chester, CH1 6NE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.