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Grove Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£362,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£296,368
19 sales
Price range
£182k – £500k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Aug 2026
CH3 5HL

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At a glance

House prices£363k average10% above the Chester average 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 19 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

19 property sales on Grove Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £362,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £296,536. That is 10% above the Chester average of £330,634 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 74% semi-detached, 21% terraced, 5% detached. Recorded sale prices on Grove Avenue range from £182,000 to £500,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 294 streets in Chester with at least two sales in the last year, Grove Avenue ranks 88th for average price.

House prices on Grove Avenue compared

Grove Avenue£362,500
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: £222,667 (3 sales)2016£223k2017: £225,000 (2 sales)2017£225k2018: £256,667 (3 sales)2018£257k2019: £270,000 (2 sales)2019£270k2020: £335,250 (2 sales)2020£335k2021: £360,000 (2 sales)2021£360k2022: £287,500 (1 sales)2022£288k2024: £440,000 (1 sales)2024£440k2025: £397,500 (2 sales)2025£398k2026: £290,000 (1 sales)2026£290k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached14£296,5363 Nov 2025
Terraced4£244,87528 Aug 2026
Detached1£500,00021 Jan 2021

Sold prices on Grove Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
32, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 28 Aug 2026£290,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 3 Nov 2025£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 12 Sep 2025£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 1 Nov 2024£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 19 Aug 2022£287,500 TerracedFreehold
32, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 29 Jun 2021£220,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 21 Jan 2021£500,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 9 Oct 2020£348,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 8 Sep 2020£322,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 31 May 2019£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 15 Feb 2019£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 26 Oct 2018£242,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 26 Oct 2018£268,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 1 Jun 2018£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 7 Dec 2017£268,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 27 Nov 2017£182,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 24 Oct 2016£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 9 Sep 2016£233,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Grove Avenue CH3 5HL 15 Jul 2016£220,000 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
32, Grove Avenue £220,000 (Jun 2021) → £290,000 (Aug 2026) +32%
over 5 yrs
12, Grove Avenue £300,000 (May 2019) → £360,000 (Sep 2025) +20%
over 6 yrs
34, Grove Avenue £182,000 (Nov 2017) → £287,500 (Aug 2022) +58%
over 5 yrs
28, Grove Avenue £220,000 (Jul 2016) → £348,000 (Oct 2020) +58%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Grove Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
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

  • Shops (opp, Green Lane) 2 min walk
  • Shops (o/s, Green Lane) 2 min walk
  • Sutherland Way (cnr, Queens Road) 2 min walk
  • Elstree Avenue (cnr, Queens Road) 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 · 1.5 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 · 0.7 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

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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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned88.0%62.5%
Private rented8.2%20.3%
Social rented3.8%17.1%
Households599

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.0%64.1%
Aged 65+19.4%18.6%
Residents1,478

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 Grove Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCheshire West and Chester
White96.4%95.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%1.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%2%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%0.6%

Religion

HereCheshire West and Chester
Christian54.2%54.5%
No religion39.6%37.8%
Not answered5.6%5.5%
Muslim0.5%1%
Other religion0.1%0.3%
Buddhist0%0.3%
Hindu0%0.4%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereCheshire West and Chester
Born in the UK94.9%92.7%
Born outside the UK5.1%7.3%

Highest qualification

HereCheshire West and Chester
Level 4 qualifications and above40.5%35.7%
Level 3 qualifications19.5%17.8%
Level 2 qualifications14.5%13.7%
No qualifications11.2%15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%9.3%
Apprenticeship4.9%5.4%
Other qualifications1.7%2.3%

General health

HereCheshire West and Chester
Very good health53.4%48.8%
Good health31.3%33.3%
Fair health11.2%12.7%
Bad health3.3%4.1%
Very bad health0.8%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCheshire West and Chester
1 car or van in household39.5%40.8%
2 cars or vans in household38%32%
No cars or vans in household12.7%16.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%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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