9 Willow Hayes, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BT
About 9 Willow Hayes
9 Willow Hayes is a four-bedroom detached house in Ashton Hayes, Chester, Chester (CH3 8BT). It has a recorded floor area of 241 m² (around 2599 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe.
Held since August 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 241 m² the property is well over the postcode median (175 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £719,000 is 44.1% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 26.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
Know exactly what you're buying at 9 Willow Hayes
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
9 Willow Hayes's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2009AmendmentIn report
Use of land as allotments
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/02095/LDC
- Sept 2006RenovationFullIn report
Replace flat roof with pitched
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01419/FUL
What's in 9 Willow Hayes, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£719,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£499,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 August 2009Most recent
£499,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8BT: £400,000 (2022–2000).
Everything we know about 9 Willow Hayes, 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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- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Willow Hayes homes
Price per m² for 9 Willow Hayes lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,067
Street avg £3,050
Floor Area
241 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
0.4 km
Gongar Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Ashton Hayes Primary School. 2 schools 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
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB