2 Dunns Lane, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BU
About 2 Dunns Lane
2 Dunns Lane is a detached house in Ashton Hayes, Chester, Chester (CH3 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 139 m² it sits well below the postcode median (207 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2024. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 2 Dunns Lane
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
Energy performance
2 Dunns Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
2 x Mature Oaks to front of property - Crown lift both trees over highway and crown reduce larger oak by 2m to maintain a healthy shape due to long lateral limbs.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/03811/TPO
What's in 2 Dunns Lane, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Dunns Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£635,000
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 8BU: £530,000 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in CH3 8BU
6 Dunns Lane, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BU
Sold Aug 2023
£685,0004 Dunns Lane, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BU
Sold Jul 2019
£557,50010 Dunns Lane, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BU
Sold Sept 2018
£495,0008 Dunns Lane, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BU
Sold Nov 2017
£530,00014 Dunns Lane, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BU
Sold Apr 2007
£499,000
Everything we know about 2 Dunns Lane, 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 Dunns Lane homes
2 Dunns Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 210 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
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
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB