1 The Old Police Houses, Whitchurch Road, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9JR
About 1 The Old Police Houses
1 The Old Police Houses is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Broxton, Chester, Chester (CH3 9JR). It has a recorded floor area of 331 m² (around 3563 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since May 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 331 m² the property is well over the postcode median (214 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £484,000 is 36.3% above the 2005 sale price.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 The Old Police Houses's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2003PorchIn report
Conversion of two storey redundant outbuilding to single residential dwelling including erection of front porch, insertion of rooflights and other elevational changes
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/01871/COU
What's in 1 The Old Police Houses, Whitchurch Road, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9JR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 The Old Police Houses valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£484,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£355,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 May 2005Most recent
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 9JR: £170,000 (2015–2002).
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Versus other Whitchurch Road homes
Years Held for 1 The Old Police Houses runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,073
Street avg £1,157
Floor Area
331 m²
Street avg 221 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 13.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Picnic Area — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Clutton Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
51.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB