What type of property is 37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ?

37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ is a detached house.

What did 37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ sell for?

37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ last sold for £105,000 in December 2021, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ have?

The current EPC rating for 37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in May 2016. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ?

37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (743 sq ft). That makes it about 17% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH2 2LZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ heated?

The latest EPC at 37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ?

37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ located?

37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ sits in Chester. It falls within the CH2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ?

Police records around 37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Burglary makes up roughly 25% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ?

The closest primary school to 37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ is St Martin's Academy Chester (770m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Upton-by-Chester High School (795m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ?

The closest bus stop to 37 Dorset Place, CH2 2LZ is Ethelda Drive, 53m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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37 Dorset Place, Chester, CH2 2LZ

Property type

Detached

Floor 1st

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

69 m²

743 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 37 Dorset Place

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

37 Dorset Place is a detached house in Chester (CH2 2LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 69 m² this is the 25th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 29 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a C (score 74). The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 69 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 28 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 41.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 17.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £105,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 May 2026

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 37 Dorset Place, Chester, CH2 2LZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

37 Dorset Place has no planning applications on record.

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7 notable applications 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£149,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£105,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

11 December 2021Most recent
£105,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in CH2 2LZ: £71,000 (2017–2015).

Nearby sales in CH2 2LZ

31 Dorset Place, Chester, CH2 2LZ
Sold Aug 2017
£99,950

On the street

Versus other Dorset Place homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

37 Dorset Place outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

74 (C)

Street avg 74 (C)

On par

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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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.

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Ethelda Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

St Martin's Academy Chester. 19 schools nearby.

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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 CH2 2LZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH2 2LZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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