3 Border Way, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PQ
About 3 Border Way
3 Border Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Vicars Cross, Chester, Chester (CH3 5PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The home occupies a corner plot.
Held since January 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 sits 155.4% above the 2003 sale of £148,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 24.7% below the postcode norm. At 92 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Border Way has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2020ExtensionIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extensions.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01899/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Border Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£148,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 2003Most recent
£148,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 5PQ: £363,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CH3 5PQ
2 Border Way, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PQ
Sold Oct 2025
£250,0007 Border Way, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PQ
Sold Mar 2022
£395,0004 Border Way, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PQ
Sold Sept 2021
£363,00011 Border Way, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PQ
Sold Nov 2019
£427,50010 Border Way, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PQ
Sold Sept 2019
£400,000
Everything we know about 3 Border Way, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Border Way homes
3 Border Way is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,609
Street avg £2,590
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Marbury Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Oldfield Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.9dB