The Old Trooper, Flat 2, Whitchurch Road, Christleton, Chester, CH3 6AE
About The Old Trooper
The Old Trooper is a mid-terrace house in Christleton, Chester, Chester (CH3 6AE). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. At 76 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in The Old Trooper, where floor areas span 45–78 m². On EPC score it ranks last in the building (58 versus a best of 68). The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 10 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, change of use to residential and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2024Change of UseConditionsIn report
Change of use of ground floor restaurant to a coffee shop with drive-through facility, create 4 new apartments, partial demolition of rear and erection of a two storey extension, external alterations, access/vehicular circulation alterations, car park, amenity space for residents, external terrace for coffee shop customers, bin store and landscaping works - Variation of condition 2 (Plans) and 5 (landscaping) of application 21/01222/FUL
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02710/S73
- Dec 2022ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Condition 6 (Bat Boxes) and Condition 7 (External Lighting) of application 20/01222/FUL
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/03912/DIS
What's in The Old Trooper, Flat 2, Whitchurch Road, Christleton, Chester, CH3 6AE's planning history?
8 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The Old Trooper has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£229,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 6AE: £310,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in CH3 6AE
Iona, Whitchurch Road, Christleton, Chester, CH3 6AE
Sold Oct 2022
£301,000Carinda, Whitchurch Road, Christleton, Chester, CH3 6AE
Sold Sept 2022
£324,000Melrose, Whitchurch Road, Christleton, Chester, CH3 6AE
Sold Jun 2021
£310,000Avondale, Whitchurch Road, Christleton, Chester, CH3 6AE
Sold May 2020
£520,000Suncroft, Whitchurch Road, Christleton, Chester, CH3 6AE
Sold Aug 2018
£290,000
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Versus other Whitchurch Road homes
On epc rating, The Old Trooper runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 58 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Old Trooper Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Christleton Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.9dB