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4 sales on record
About 1 Brick Bank Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Brick Bank Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Dodleston, Chester, Chester (CH4 9LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.2% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £571,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Brick Bank Cottages, Welsh Road, Gorstella, Dodleston, Chester, CH4 9LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Brick Bank Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2014ExtensionFullRefusal
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension (resubmission 13/01782/FUL)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Brick Bank Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£545,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2025)
£571,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH4 9LJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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