Ivy Nook, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA
About Ivy Nook
Ivy Nook is a two-bedroom detached house in Broxton, Chester, Chester (CH3 9LA). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (166 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £446,000 is 31.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 67.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2019 at £340,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Ivy Nook's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a part-single-part-two-storey extension application was refused at Ivy Nook in 2021.
- Apr 2022ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00589/HHE
- Oct 2021ExtensionIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Single and two storey extensions
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01867/FUL
What's in Ivy Nook, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£446,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 March 2019Most recent
£340,000
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
£512,000Hope Cottage, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA
Sold Nov 2019
£225,000Boxwood, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA
Sold May 2017
£450,000
Everything we know about Ivy Nook, 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
Ivy Nook is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,198
Street avg £3,239
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 10.0 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.
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
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB