Elstree Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Elstree Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chester-cheshire-west-and-chester/elstree-avenue/

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

Average price (last 12 months)

–

0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£263,208

12 sales

Price range

£186k – £350k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

28 Mar 2025

CH3 5HJ

Free, no sign-up. Other sites charge up to £25.

At a glance

House prices£263k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station19 min walkChester station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 12 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

12 property sales on Elstree Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 28 Mar 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £253,214. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 58% semi-detached, 42% detached. Recorded sale prices on Elstree Avenue range from £186,000 to £350,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Elstree Avenue compared

CH3 postcode area£370,480

Chester£330,634

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Elstree Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CH3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 12 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	7	£253,214	28 Mar 2025
Detached	5	£277,200	24 Nov 2021

Sold prices on Elstree Avenue

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
5, Elstree Avenue CH3 5HJ	28 Mar 2025	£215,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
17, Elstree Avenue CH3 5HJ	1 Jul 2022	£256,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
22, Elstree Avenue CH3 5HJ	2 Dec 2021	£350,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
9, Elstree Avenue CH3 5HJ	24 Nov 2021	£300,000	Detached	Freehold
23, Elstree Avenue CH3 5HJ	6 Aug 2020	£286,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, Elstree Avenue CH3 5HJ	2 Mar 2020	£283,000	Detached	Freehold
11, Elstree Avenue CH3 5HJ	13 Dec 2019	£268,000	Detached	Freehold
4, Elstree Avenue CH3 5HJ	23 Aug 2019	£267,000	Detached	Freehold
13, Elstree Avenue CH3 5HJ	22 Feb 2019	£230,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
7, Elstree Avenue CH3 5HJ	15 Dec 2017	£249,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
24, Elstree Avenue CH3 5HJ	28 Sep 2016	£186,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, Elstree Avenue CH3 5HJ	3 Aug 2016	£268,000	Detached	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
2, Elstree Avenue	£268,000 (Aug 2016) → £283,000 (Mar 2020)	+6% over 4 yrs

Buying on Elstree Avenue?

Schools near Elstree Avenue

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Oldfield Primary School 207 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.1 mi
Hoole Church of England Primary School 395 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
Maple Grove School 50 pupils	Other independent special school	5–18	Report	0.5 mi
Cherry Grove Primary School 274 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
St Martin's Academy Chester 177 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.7 mi
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 307 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	5–11	Report	0.8 mi
Boughton Heath Academy 225 pupils	Primary	4–11	Outstanding Report	0.8 mi
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School 1,253 pupils	Secondary Church of England	11–18	Good 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 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
Bache station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
Capenhurst station 5.6 mi · 1 hr 52 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Elstree Avenue (cnr, Queens Road) 2 min walk
Shops (o/s, Green Lane) 2 min walk
Elstree Avenue (opp, Queens Road) 2 min walk
Shops (opp, Green Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Heath Lane Medical Centre
Heath Lane, Great Boughton, Chester · 0.7 mi
Park Medical Centre
Shavington Avenue, Newton Lane, Chester · 0.8 mi
Boughton Medical Group
Boughton Health Centre, Hoole Lane, Chester · 0.9 mi
St Werburgh's Medical Practice Homeless
2A George Street, Chester · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar - Vicars Cross · 0.1 mi
Aldi Aldi Boughton Chester · 0.4 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Chester - Christleton Road · 0.6 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Chester Faulkener Street Local · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

Vicars Cross Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
Heath Lane Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
Boughton Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

Vicars Cross Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
Sandon Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
Kingsway Dental Practice · 0.9 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

12345678910

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.

Income	10 of 10
Employment	10 of 10
Education and skills	9 of 10
Health and disability	8 of 10
Crime	9 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	9 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	88.0%	62.5%
Private rented	8.2%	20.3%
Social rented	3.8%	17.1%
Households	599

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	61.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	19.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,478

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	81%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	90%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Elstree Avenue

Loading energy certificates…

Who lives around Elstree Avenue

Ethnic group

	Here	Cheshire West and Chester
White	96.4%	95.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.1%	1.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.9%	2%
Other ethnic group	0.7%	0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0%	0.6%

Religion

	Here	Cheshire West and Chester
Christian	54.2%	54.5%
No religion	39.6%	37.8%
Not answered	5.6%	5.5%
Muslim	0.5%	1%
Other religion	0.1%	0.3%
Buddhist	0%	0.3%
Hindu	0%	0.4%
Jewish	0%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	Cheshire West and Chester
Born in the UK	94.9%	92.7%
Born outside the UK	5.1%	7.3%

Highest qualification

	Here	Cheshire West and Chester
Level 4 qualifications and above	40.5%	35.7%
Level 3 qualifications	19.5%	17.8%
Level 2 qualifications	14.5%	13.7%
No qualifications	11.2%	15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	7.8%	9.3%
Apprenticeship	4.9%	5.4%
Other qualifications	1.7%	2.3%

General health

	Here	Cheshire West and Chester
Very good health	53.4%	48.8%
Good health	31.3%	33.3%
Fair health	11.2%	12.7%
Bad health	3.3%	4.1%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.2%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Cheshire West and Chester
1 car or van in household	39.5%	40.8%
2 cars or vans in household	38%	32%
No cars or vans in household	12.7%	16.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household	9.7%	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.

Planning and heritage near Elstree Avenue

Checking conservation areas, listed buildings and other designations…

Noise, radon and ground hazards

Checking…

Planning applications near Elstree Avenue

Recent planning applications around Elstree Avenue from the council's planning register. Choose how far to look:

Checking recent planning applications…

Thinking of selling on Elstree Avenue?

What's my home worth?

Get an instant estimate from what you paid and how prices in Cheshire West and Chester have moved since.

Estimate my home's value

Council tax here

Cheshire West and Chester Band D is £2,517 a year (Band A £1,678). See every band.

Estate agents near Elstree Avenue

What's it like living on Elstree Avenue?

No reviews yet. Live here, or used to? Be the first to say what it's like.

Write a review of Elstree Avenue

Nearby streets in CH3

See all streets in Chester All streets in CH3