Cross Keys, Flat 6, Chester Road, Buckley, CH7 3AQ
About Cross Keys
Cross Keys is a semi-detached house in Buckley (CH7 3AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in Cross Keys, where floor areas span 34–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cross Keys has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Cross Keys has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£138,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 CH7 3AQ: £175,000 (2024–2019).
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Versus other Chester Road homes
On epc rating, Cross Keys runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 62 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Prince of Wales Court — bus stop.
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