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About The Holding
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Holding is a detached house in Balderton, Chester, Chester (CH4 9LF). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £440,000 is 39.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 48.3% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £315,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Holding sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G15
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£440,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Welsh Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
The Holding is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,760
Street avg £4,541
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Church Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH4 9LF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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