Hope Cottage, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA
About Hope Cottage
Hope Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Broxton, Chester, Chester (CH3 9LA). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 109), a 6-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal.
At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (166 m² across 15 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. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 is 24.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 55.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2019 for £225,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hope Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2020RenovationFullIn report
External alterations including alteration to rear roof (flat to pitched)
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00012/FUL
What's in Hope Cottage, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Hope Cottage valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 November 2019Most recent
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 9LA: £512,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in CH3 9LA
Royal Oak Cottage, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA
Sold Sept 2022
£825,000The Hollies, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA
Sold Dec 2021
£850,000Bakery Cottage, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA
Sold Jan 2021
£512,000Ivy Nook, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA
Sold Mar 2019
£340,000Boxwood, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA
Sold May 2017
£450,000
Everything we know about Hope Cottage, 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 Sherrington Lane homes
Hope Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,879
Street avg £3,275
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 176 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 9.7 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
0.3 km
Reading Room Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB