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Gorstella, 2 The Smithy, Welsh Road, Dodleston, Chester, CH4 9LN

Estimated value

£165,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£95,000)+74%
  • Against CH4 9LN's recent median (£780,000)-79%

Newest record on this page: June 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
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 78
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£165,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£95,000)+74%
  • Against CH4 9LN's recent median (£780,000)-79%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Gorstella is modelled from its 104 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH4 9LN. 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

    104 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2022

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in CH4 9LN

    5 sales, median £780,000 (2025–2013)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: June 2025Latest 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.

Latest sale on Gorstella was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2025Most recent

    £95,000

    +2.7%over 2 years

  2. 16 December 2022

    £92,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 9LN: £780,000 (2025–2013).

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 Gorstella

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

Gorstella is a semi-detached house in Dodleston, Chester, Chester (CH4 9LN). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007-2011. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).

Across 2022–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 sits 73.7% above the 2025 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 60.7% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer was June 2025 at £95,000 — fresh data. At 104 m² it sits well below the postcode median (250 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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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.
Current Certificate
May 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 15 May 2032

5 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Gorstella, 2 The Smithy, Welsh Road, Dodleston, Chester, CH4 9LN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Gorstella has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other Welsh Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Gorstella runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£913

Street avg £2,420

Strongly below

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 262 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 10 years

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

0.2 km

Welsh Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Dodleston CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Dodleston CofE Primary SchoolPrimary948m

Nearest stops

  • Welsh RoadBus stop151m
  • Old School HouseBus stop823m
  • Penfold WayBus stop898m
  • Primary SchoolBus stop942m

Most reported crime locally

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

Go deeper on the local area

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH4 9LN

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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21st centurySemi-Detached BungalowEPC CSolid (non-cavity) walls

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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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£282k

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£293k

1 Fairmeadow, Pulford

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£326k

1 Egerton Walk, Dodleston

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3 bed1 bath
£350k

1 Burton Drive, Higher Kinnerton

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Method

How to read this page

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 Gorstella is modelled from its 104 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH4 9LN. 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. 2 sales are recorded for Gorstella. 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 Gorstella was lodged in May 2022 at band C and is valid until May 2032. 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 Gorstella. 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 9LN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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