2a, Spital Walk, Chester, CH3 5DB
About 2a
2a is a semi-detached house in Chester (CH3 5DB). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 48 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–98 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 15 units on file.
One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2015. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 48 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 20.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 29.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (March 2016).
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Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2015FullIn report
Change of use from commercial and temporary flat accommodation to full commercial use including 3 additional windows at first floor and 1 at ground floor
- Agent
- H.P.S Ltd
New Windows- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/04135/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
2a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£115,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 March 2016Most recent
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 5DB: £160,000 (2024–2019).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Paul's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB