8 Brookside, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BZ
About 8 Brookside
8 Brookside is a three-bedroom detached house in Ashton Hayes, Chester, Chester (CH3 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
It hasn't traded since September 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 sits 245.3% above the 2001 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 55.1% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at 8 Brookside
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Brookside has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00255/FUL
- Oct 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey extension to front
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/11379/FUL
What's in 8 Brookside, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BZ's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
8 Brookside's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£95,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 September 2001Most recent
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8BZ: £295,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CH3 8BZ
1 Brookside, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BZ
Sold Oct 2024
£295,00036 Brookside, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BZ
Sold Sept 2024
£332,5006 Brookside, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BZ
Sold Feb 2024
£310,0004 Brookside, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BZ
Sold Jan 2024
£250,00018 Brookside, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BZ
Sold Nov 2022
£250,000
Everything we know about 8 Brookside, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?
Versus other Brookside homes
Price per m² for 8 Brookside lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,056
Street avg £2,645
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.2 km
Gongar Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB