Highfield, Church Lane, Gwernaffield, Mold, CH7 5DT
About Highfield
Highfield is a three-bedroom detached house in Gwernaffield, Mold, Mold (CH7 5DT). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since October 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 sits 196.5% above the 2001 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 37.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 86 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemOil
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Highfield's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Highfield has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION
- Reference
- 033447
What's in Highfield, Church Lane, Gwernaffield, Mold, CH7 5DT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Highfield's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£252,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.5% per year over 2 years.
£85,000
Growth on file: 16.5% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
11 October 2001Most recent
£85,000
+41.8%over 2 years1 July 1999
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH7 5DT: £239,950 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CH7 5DT
Walnut Cottage, Church Lane, Gwernaffield, Mold, CH7 5DT
Sold Jun 2024
£220,000Bryn Siriol, Church Lane, Gwernaffield, Mold, CH7 5DT
Sold Jan 2020
£317,000School Cottage, Church Lane, Gwernaffield, Mold, CH7 5DT
Sold Jan 2019
£239,950Miners Arms, Church Lane, Gwernaffield, Mold, CH7 5DT
Sold Feb 2018
£350,000Avondale, Church Lane, Gwernaffield, Mold, CH7 5DT
Sold Nov 2016
£205,000
Everything we know about Highfield, in one report
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Versus other Church Lane homes
On habitable rooms, Highfield stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hand Inn — bus stop.
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