9 Border Way, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PQ
About 9 Border Way
9 Border Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Vicars Cross, Chester, Chester (CH3 5PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 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. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in July 2017. Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £555,000 is 46.1% above the 2017 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Border Way has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01202/FUL
- Dec 2014PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension, new chimney to side elevation, single storey front elevation with canopy porch
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/04440/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 9 Border Way
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
9 Border Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£555,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 14 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
12 July 2017Most recent
£380,000
+67.4%over 13 years15 August 2003
£227,000
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 9 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
9 Border Way outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,289
Street avg £2,505
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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