Royal Oak Cottage, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA
About Royal Oak Cottage
Royal Oak Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Broxton, Chester, Chester (CH3 9LA). It has a recorded floor area of 228 m² (around 2454 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on oil.
At 228 m² the property is well over the postcode median (153 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sold September 2022 for £825,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 36.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
Royal Oak Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Royal Oak Cottage has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Dec 2013AnnexFullIn report
Conversion of existing workshop to ancillary annexe at ground floor
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/04374/FUL
- Jun 2011ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Conservatory to side
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/01997/FUL
What's in Royal Oak Cottage, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Royal Oak Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
£840,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 18 years.
£825,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
20 September 2022Most recent
£825,000
+65.0%over 11 years2 August 2011
£499,999
-10.7%over 1 year13 November 2009
£560,000
+100.0%over 5 years1 June 2004
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 9LA: £450,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in CH3 9LA
The 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
£225,000Ivy Nook, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA
Sold Mar 2019
£340,000Boxwood, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA
Sold May 2017
£450,000
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Versus other Sherrington Lane homes
Royal Oak Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,618
Street avg £3,304
Floor Area
228 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 9.9 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