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Barley Croft, Great Boughton, Chester

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CH3 5SP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£235,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£247,326
23 sales
Price range
£116k – £550k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Mar 2026
CH3 5SP

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At a glance

House prices£235k average29% below the Chester average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station24 min walkChester station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 23 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

23 property sales on Barley Croft, Great Boughton, Chester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £235,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £300,423. That is 29% below the Chester average of £330,634 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 57% detached, 39% semi-detached, 4% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Barley Croft range from £116,000 to £550,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 294 streets in Chester with at least two sales in the last year, Barley Croft ranks 207th for average price.

House prices on Barley Croft compared

Barley Croft£235,000
CH3 postcode area£370,480
Chester£330,634
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CH3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £228,000 (2 sales)2016£228k2017: £159,000 (2 sales)2017£159k2018: £204,000 (4 sales)2018£204k2019: £187,500 (2 sales)2019£188k2021: £277,500 (3 sales)2021£278k2022: £342,250 (2 sales)2022£342k2023: £247,167 (3 sales)2023£247k2024: £331,667 (3 sales)2024£332k2025: £275,000 (1 sales)2025£275k2026: £195,000 (1 sales)2026£195k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached13£300,42316 Dec 2025
Semi-detached9£185,2226 Mar 2026
Terraced1£116,0006 Jan 2017

Sold prices on Barley Croft

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 6 Mar 2026£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 16 Dec 2025£275,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 1 Oct 2024£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 23 Aug 2024£230,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 16 Aug 2024£550,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 28 Jul 2023£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 20 Jul 2023£355,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 14 Apr 2023£161,500 DetachedFreehold
17, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 19 Aug 2022£262,500 DetachedFreehold
9, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 24 Jun 2022£422,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 3 Nov 2021£232,500 DetachedFreehold
50, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 7 Apr 2021£225,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 9 Feb 2021£375,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 26 Nov 2019£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 30 Apr 2019£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 24 Aug 2018£310,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 24 Aug 2018£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 29 Mar 2018£172,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 29 Mar 2018£194,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 27 Oct 2017£202,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 6 Jan 2017£116,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 4 Nov 2016£305,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Barley Croft CH3 5SP 23 Mar 2016£151,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
6, Barley Croft £194,000 (Mar 2018) → £225,000 (Jul 2023) +16%
over 5 yrs
52, Barley Croft £151,000 (Mar 2016) → £200,000 (Apr 2019) +32%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Barley Croft

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School 1,253 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Good Report 0.1 mi
Boughton Heath Academy 225 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Dee Banks School 141 pupils Community special school 2–19 Report 0.3 mi
Cherry Grove Primary School 274 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Queen's Park High School 792 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 1.0 mi
Chester International School 229 pupils Secondary 14–19 Good Report 1.0 mi
Oldfield Primary School 207 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Hoole Church of England Primary School 395 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.0 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Chester station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Bache station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bishops Blue Coat School (o/s, Off Vaughans Lane) 3 min walk
  • Whites Meadow (cnr, Caldy Valley Road) 3 min walk
  • Whites Meadow (opp, Caldy Valley Road) 4 min walk
  • Sainsbury's (opp, Caldy Valley Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Heath Lane Medical Centre
    Heath Lane, Great Boughton, Chester · 0.4 mi
  • Boughton Medical Group
    Boughton Health Centre, Hoole Lane, Chester · 0.9 mi
  • The Handbridge Med.ctr.
    Greenway Street, Handbridge, Chester · 1.1 mi
  • St Werburgh's Medical Practice Homeless
    2A George Street, Chester · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Caldy Valley Rd · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Chester · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Chester - Christleton Road · 0.5 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Boughton Chester · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Heath Lane Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boughton Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Vicars Cross Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • White House Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Vicars Cross Dental Practice · 1.0 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned78.9%62.5%
Private rented9.8%20.3%
Social rented11.3%17.1%
Households559

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6452.7%64.1%
Aged 65+33.5%18.6%
Residents1,274

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks81%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks90%92%

Share of homes across Cheshire West and Chester with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Barley Croft

Ethnic group

HereCheshire West and Chester
White94.8%95.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.6%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.6%

Religion

HereCheshire West and Chester
Christian52.8%54.5%
No religion38.9%37.8%
Not answered5.7%5.5%
Hindu1.5%0.4%
Sikh0.4%–
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Muslim0.2%1%
Other religion0.2%0.3%

Country of birth

HereCheshire West and Chester
Born in the UK91.3%92.7%
Born outside the UK8.7%7.3%

Highest qualification

HereCheshire West and Chester
Level 4 qualifications and above46.7%35.7%
No qualifications15.3%15.8%
Level 3 qualifications12.3%17.8%
Level 2 qualifications11.2%13.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.6%9.3%
Apprenticeship5.3%5.4%
Other qualifications3.6%2.3%

General health

HereCheshire West and Chester
Very good health48.2%48.8%
Good health30.3%33.3%
Fair health14.3%12.7%
Bad health6%4.1%
Very bad health1.3%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCheshire West and Chester
1 car or van in household38.4%40.8%
2 cars or vans in household35.9%32%
No cars or vans in household18%16.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%10.5%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Cheshire West and Chester.

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