Walnut Cottage, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA
About Walnut Cottage
Walnut Cottage is a detached house in Churton, Chester, Chester (CH3 6LA). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £436,000 sits 60.9% above the 2019 sale of £271,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £271,000 in March 2019.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Walnut Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2019PorchIn report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey extension and porch
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00780/FUL
- Mar 2012ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 3,4,7,11,12 and 13 of permission 11/03322/FUL (Detached dwelling with garage and alterations to access)
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00559/DIS
What's in Walnut Cottage, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£436,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£271,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 March 2019Most recent
£271,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 6LA: £873,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in CH3 6LA
Churton Lodge, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA
Sold May 2025
£5,000,000Kingsmead, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA
Sold May 2024
£1,285,000Lime Cottage, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA
Sold Nov 2020
£515,000Garden Cottage, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA
Sold Jun 2014
£455,000The Cottage, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA
Sold Aug 2012
£285,000
Everything we know about Walnut Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Chester Road homes
On price per m², Walnut Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,486
Street avg £13,819
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 10.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
White Horse PH — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Farndon Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB