The Poplars, Birch Heath Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AP

The Poplars is a semi-detached house in Christleton, Chester, Chester (CH3 7AP). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 16.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2021 for £751,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.