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1 Brick Bank Cottages, Welsh Road, Gorstella, Dodleston, Chester, CH4 9LJ

4 sales on record4 planning records

Estimated value

£563,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£571,000)-1%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. 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
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
143 m²
1539 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£563,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£571,000)-1%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Brick Bank Cottages is modelled from its 143 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH4 9LJ. 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

    143 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2025

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in CH4 9LJ

    No recent sales of other homes in the postcode

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull 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.

1 Brick Bank Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 August 2025Most recent

    £571,000

    +56.4%over 9 years

  2. 22 October 2015

    £365,000

    +22.7%over 12 years

  3. 17 December 2002

    £297,500

    +125.4%over 1 year

  4. 30 May 2001

    £132,000

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • 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 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.

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. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms3
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff road
  • LandYes
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  • 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.

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

Certificate validity

Valid until 25 March 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2025from Nov 2014
EPC improved fromD67toE42
Main Fuel
GasLPG

Fuel source changed

Hot Water
GoodPoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
38%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

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.

4 applications on record at 1 Brick Bank Cottages, Welsh Road, Gorstella, Dodleston, Chester, CH4 9LJ

4decisions2extensions39documents
  1. Jul 2012
    OutbuildingAmendment
    Outcome in report

    Erection of detached outbuilding A

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    12/02647/LDC
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

+ 1 more application in the report

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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.
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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

0.2 km

Welsh Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Dodleston CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Dodleston CofE Primary SchoolPrimary846m

Nearest stops

  • Welsh RoadBus stop222m
  • Penfold WayBus stop792m
  • Primary SchoolBus stop838m
  • Old School HouseBus stop896m

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 9LJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH4 9LJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH4 9LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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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 1 Brick Bank Cottages is modelled from its 143 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH4 9LJ. 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. 4 sales are recorded for 1 Brick Bank Cottages. 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 1 Brick Bank Cottages was lodged in March 2025 at band E and is valid until March 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to 1 Brick Bank Cottages. 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 9LJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Brick Bank Cottages is in council tax band E. 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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