What kind of home is Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, CH4 9LN?

Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, CH4 9LN is an end-of-terrace house.

How energy efficient is Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, CH4 9LN?

The current EPC rating for Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, CH4 9LN is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in October 2011. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, CH4 9LN?

Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, CH4 9LN has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (2,115 sq ft). That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH4 9LN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, CH4 9LN use?

The latest EPC at Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, CH4 9LN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, CH4 9LN in?

Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, CH4 9LN sits in Dodleston, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH4 postcode district.

What is crime like near Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, CH4 9LN?

Police records around Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, CH4 9LN show an average of 139 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (14% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, CH4 9LN?

The closest primary school to Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, CH4 9LN is Dodleston CofE Primary School (948m).

What is the nearest station to Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, CH4 9LN?

The closest bus stop to Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, CH4 9LN is Welsh Road, 151m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, Welsh Road, Dodleston, Chester, CH4 9LN

Property type

End terrace

Floor area

196 m²

2115 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

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Overview

About Gorstella

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

Gorstella is an end-of-terrace house in Dodleston, Chester, Chester (CH4 9LN). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2115 sq ft). The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 196 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (250 m² median across 9 EPCs).

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Gorstella's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Oct 2021

Current Certificate

Oct 2011

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

—

Certificate validity

Expired on 20 October 2021

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Gorstella, The Old Cheese Rooms, 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Gorstella has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£605,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 9LN: £780,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in CH4 9LN

On the street

Versus other Welsh Road homes

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

EPC Rating for Gorstella lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

77 (C)

Street avg 79 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

196 m²

Street avg 252 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

On par

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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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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.

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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 9LN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

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

FAQ

Common questions

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