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Dove Cottage, Church Road, Dodleston, Chester, CH4 9NG

3 planning records

Estimated value

£426,000

  • Since the 2011 sale (£265,000)+61%
  • Against CH4 9NG's recent median (£575,000)-26%

Newest record on this page: October 2023. 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
7
From EPC
Floor area
150 m²
1618 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£426,000

  • Against its 2011 sale (£265,000)+61%
  • Against CH4 9NG's recent median (£575,000)-26%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Dove Cottage is modelled from its 150 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CH4 9NG. 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

    150 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2009

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2011

  • Recent sales in CH4 9NG

    5 sales, median £575,000 (2023–2008)

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SalesLatest sale shown: October 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 3 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.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 August 2011Most recent

    £265,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 9NG: £575,000 (2023–2008).

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 Dove Cottage

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

Dove Cottage is a semi-detached house in Dodleston, Chester, Chester (CH4 9NG). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1618 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 sits 60.8% above the 2011 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 23.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in August 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.

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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.

Dove Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jun 2019

Current Certificate
Jun 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 11 June 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Dove Cottage, Church Road, Dodleston, Chester, CH4 9NG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Dove Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

3 applications on record at Dove Cottage, Church Road, Dodleston, Chester, CH4 9NG

3decisions2extensions18documents
  1. Nov 2011
    Tree WorksHeritage
    Outcome in report

    Cedar - (T1) - fell due to size, shading and potential to grow up to three times as high as it is currently. Replant with apple and/or plum trees.Robinia - (T2) - fell as dying with very few leafs.Cypress pine (T3) - fell as impacting on Silver birch next to it.Cypress pine hedge (H1) - strip to 7/8 ft trunks as taking up a lot of space and blocking light to the garden. To then look to grow climbing plants up the trunks.Also to remove 2 overgrown shrubs in the back garden due to size and lack of pruning by previous owners of the house.

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    11/04286/TPO
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Dove Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,763

Street avg £2,832

Strongly below

Floor Area

150 m²

Street avg 183 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 8.3 t/year

On par
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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Crime

139/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Penfold Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Dodleston CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Dodleston CofE Primary SchoolPrimary238m

Nearest stops

  • Penfold WayBus stop47m
  • Primary SchoolBus stop202m
  • GreenwallsBus stop709m
  • Welsh RoadBus stop973m

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH4 9NG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.3dB

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 buildSolid (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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£472k

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£475k

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£381k

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£482k

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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 Dove Cottage is modelled from its 150 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CH4 9NG. 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. 1 sale is recorded for Dove Cottage. 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 Dove Cottage was lodged in June 2009 at band E and expired in June 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Dove Cottage. 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 21 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CH4 9NG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Dove Cottage 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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