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17 Bracken Close, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0SL

Estimated value

£167,000

  • Since the 1997 sale (£46,000)+263%
  • Against CH4 0SL's recent median (£180,000)-7%

Newest record on this page: April 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
48 m²
517 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 32
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£167,000

  • Against its 1997 sale (£46,000)+263%
  • Against CH4 0SL's recent median (£180,000)-7%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 17 Bracken Close is modelled from its 48 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CH4 0SL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    48 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2014

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 1997

  • Recent sales in CH4 0SL

    5 sales, median £180,000 (2024–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: April 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Bracken Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Sales timeline

  1. 26 June 1997Most recent

    £46,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 0SL: £180,000 (2024–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 17 Bracken Close, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0SL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
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  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 17 Bracken Close

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

17 Bracken Close is a semi-detached house in Broughton, Chester, Chester (CH4 0SL). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in June 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 48 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 sits 263% above the 1997 sale of £46,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 53.1% below the postcode norm.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Bracken Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2024

Current Certificate
Mar 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F32
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 20 March 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Bracken Close, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0SL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Bracken Close has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Bracken Close homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 17 Bracken Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£958

Street avg £2,319

Strongly below

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 3.1 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.
Full Chester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

139/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Offa`s Dyke — bus stop.

Closest school

2.8 km

Dodleston CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Dodleston CofE Primary SchoolPrimary2.8km

Nearest stops

  • Offa`s DykeBus stop353m
  • Coronation RoadBus stop423m
  • Broughton Junior SchoolBus stop448m
  • Jasmin ParcBus stop534m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences866 reports42%
  • Anti-social Behaviour284 reports14%
  • Public Order225 reports11%
  • Shoplifting176 reports8%

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A Local Area 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 CH4 0SL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH4 0SL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH4 0SL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

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

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Chestnut Way, Penyffordd

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 17 Bracken Close is modelled from its 48 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CH4 0SL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 17 Bracken Close. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 17 Bracken Close was lodged in March 2014 at band F and expired in March 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 17 Bracken Close. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CH4 0SL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
17 Bracken Close is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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