7 Ashby Place, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AG
About 7 Ashby Place
7 Ashby Place is a semi-detached house in Hoole, Chester, Chester (CH2 3AG). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
It hasn't traded since June 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £684,000 sits 269.7% above the 1996 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£108/sq ft) was about 55.8% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 7 Ashby Place, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AG
- Aug 2025Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Black Locust Tree (Robinia pseudoacacia) - 2m reduction and removal of dead wood, and removing overhanging branches to the neighbouring properties
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01924/CAT
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Sales history & valuation
7 Ashby Place's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£684,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£185,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 June 1996Most recent
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 3AG: £365,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in CH2 3AG
3 Ashby Place, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AG
Sold Mar 2021
£382,5002 Ashby Place, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AG
Sold Mar 2020
£370,0004 Ashby Place, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AG
Sold Sept 2018
£345,000Briardene, Ashby Place, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AG
Sold Mar 2016
£365,00013 Ashby Place, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AG
Sold Jan 2010
£162,500
Versus other Ashby Place homes
7 Ashby Place outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,164
Street avg £3,294
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lightfoot Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Newton Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB







