11 Birchwood Close, Elton, Chester, CH2 4RU
About 11 Birchwood Close
11 Birchwood Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Elton, Chester, Chester (CH2 4RU). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 670 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 2009. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 sits 57.9% above the 2009 sale of £152,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 52.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
11 Birchwood Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 11 Birchwood Close.
2 applications on record at 11 Birchwood Close, Elton, Chester, CH2 4RU
- Nov 2021ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02169/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchMar 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 13 years.
£152,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
8 December 2009Most recent
£152,000
+44.8%over 7 years17 September 2002
£105,000
+22.1%over 12 months20 September 2001
£86,000
+22.9%over 1 year28 October 1999
£69,950
+17.8%over 3 years29 August 1996
£59,375
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 4RU: £104,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CH2 4RU
7 Birchwood Close, Elton, Chester, CH2 4RU
Sold Oct 2025
£180,00018 Birchwood Close, Elton, Chester, CH2 4RU
Sold Mar 2025
£90,00010 Birchwood Close, Elton, Chester, CH2 4RU
Sold Nov 2018
£144,0004 Birchwood Close, Elton, Chester, CH2 4RU
Sold Sept 2018
£104,0006 Birchwood Close, Elton, Chester, CH2 4RU
Sold Aug 2017
£139,995
Versus other Birchwood Close homes
Price per m² for 11 Birchwood Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,443
Street avg £1,792
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
Holm Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Elton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB







