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Sandycroft, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
199 m²
2141 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Sandycroft

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Sandycroft is a five-bedroom detached house in Broxton, Chester, Chester (CH3 9LA). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2141 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2012. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (153 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £822,000 is 34.2% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 20.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • OutbuildingsYes
  • LandYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Sandycroft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Mar 2022

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2012from Feb 2012
Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Sandycroft, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey extension at Sandycroft.

  1. Dec 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Single storey extension and conversion of barn, single storey side extension to dwelling and new vehicle access to paddock

    Agent
    d2 architects
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    17/03173/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2014
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Two storey side and single storey rear extension and single storey green house extension to existing barn

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    14/03883/FUL
    View planning record

What's in Sandycroft, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA's planning history?

2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sandycroft has compounded in price at a rate well above the typical UK trajectory.

Current estimate

£822,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 10 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2012)

£612,500

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 August 2012Most recent

    £612,500

    +99.5%over 10 years
  2. 24 July 2002

    £307,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 9LA: £512,000 (2022–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Sherrington Lane homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, Sandycroft runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,079

Street avg £3,364

On par

Floor Area

199 m²

Street avg 166 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 9.5 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chester district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH3 9LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH3 9LA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH3 9LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Sandycroft, Sherrington Lane, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9LA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.