2 New Cottages, Welsh Road, Balderton, Chester, CH4 9LQ
About 2 New Cottages
2 New Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Balderton, Chester, Chester (CH4 9LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Sold August 2024 for £340,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
2 New Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at 2 New Cottages, Welsh Road, Balderton, Chester, CH4 9LQ
- Oct 2018ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02862/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchJun 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 New Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 26 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2024Most recent
£340,000
+151.9%over 9 years2 December 2014
£135,000
+77.6%over 16 years14 June 1998
£76,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in CH4 9LQ: £193,725 (2017–1999).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Church Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Dodleston CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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