Avon Cottage, Welsh Road, Balderton, Chester, CH4 9LF
About Avon Cottage
Avon Cottage is a semi-detached house in Balderton, Chester, Chester (CH4 9LF). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.
A recent sale: £350,000 in July 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 41.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at Avon Cottage, Welsh Road, Balderton, Chester, CH4 9LF
- Apr 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Construction of single storey utility room
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/00214/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Avon Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
17 July 2025Most recent
£350,000
+40.0%over 7 years28 September 2017
£249,999
+13.6%over 3 years6 February 2014
£220,000
+171.6%over 13 years24 November 2000
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 9LF: £660,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in CH4 9LF
4 Wheelwrights Cottages, Welsh Road, Balderton, Chester, CH4 9LF
Sold Apr 2024
£309,000Balderton Cottage, Welsh Road, Balderton, Chester, CH4 9LF
Sold Sept 2023
£735,000The Holding, Welsh Road, Balderton, Chester, CH4 9LF
Sold Jun 2021
£315,000Oakwell, Welsh Road, Balderton, Chester, CH4 9LF
Sold Apr 2019
£660,000Balderton House, Welsh Road, Balderton, Chester, CH4 9LF
Sold Oct 2016
£790,000
Versus other Welsh Road homes
Years Held for Avon Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,846
Street avg £3,845
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Church Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Dodleston CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.8dB







