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Get startedHillcrest is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Broxton, Chester, Chester (CH3 9JU). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It hasn't traded since December 2006, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 sits 61.7% above the 2006 sale of £183,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 26.9% below the postcode norm. At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Retrospective application for base and wall for fire protection of oil storage tank
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£183,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Hillcrest is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,906
Street avg £3,059
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 225 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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
0.1 km
Reading Room Lane — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Two storey
Two storey side extension and conservatory at rear, and demolition of outbuilding
22 December 2006Most recent
£183,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 9JU: £625,000 (2023–2022).
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CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 9.8 t/year
CH3 9EY
Closest school
1.9 km
Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB
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