High Walls Cottage, Birch Heath Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AP
About High Walls Cottage
High Walls Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Christleton, Chester, Chester (CH3 7AP). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (178 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £512,000 is 23.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£575/sq ft) was about 81.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
High Walls Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2017ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of former carriage building to single dwelling
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00813/FUL
- May 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Two storey rear extension (including alteration of existing single storey annex)
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00811/FUL
What's in High Walls Cottage, Birch Heath Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
High Walls Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£512,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£415,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 March 2015Most recent
£415,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 7AP: £751,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in CH3 7AP
Red Bank, Birch Heath Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AP
Sold Dec 2023
£827,240Springwood House, Birch Heath Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AP
Sold May 2022
£820,000The Poplars, Birch Heath Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AP
Sold Oct 2021
£751,000Delamere, Birch Heath Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AP
Sold Nov 2019
£500,000Greenway, Birch Heath Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AP
Sold May 2019
£545,000
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Versus other Birch Heath Lane homes
On floor area, High Walls Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,194
Street avg £4,163
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
Village Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Christleton Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB