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Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH3 5LQ, CH3 5LH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£399,250
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£319,473
28 sales
Price range
£200k – £480k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Apr 2026
CH3 5LQ

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At a glance

House prices£399k average21% above the Chester average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station21 min walkChester station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 29 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

28 property sales on Shaftesbury 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 £399,250. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £310,239. Average sale prices rose from £228,333 in 2016 to £399,250 in 2026 (+75%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 21% above the Chester average of £330,634 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 79% semi-detached, 21% detached. Recorded sale prices on Shaftesbury Avenue range from £200,000 to £480,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 294 streets in Chester with at least two sales in the last year, Shaftesbury Avenue ranks 56th for average price.

House prices on Shaftesbury Avenue compared

Shaftesbury Avenue£399,250
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: £228,333 (3 sales)2016£228k2019: £243,250 (4 sales)2019£243k2020: £225,000 (1 sales)2020£225k2021: £316,167 (3 sales)2021£316k2022: £360,000 (3 sales)2022£360k2023: £380,250 (6 sales)2023£380k2024: £325,625 (6 sales)2024£326k2026: £399,250 (2 sales)2026£399k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached22£310,2396 Feb 2026
Detached6£353,3332 Apr 2026

Sold prices on Shaftesbury Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
16, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LQ 2 Apr 2026£420,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LQ 6 Feb 2026£378,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LH 4 Oct 2024£326,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LQ 23 Aug 2024£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LH 23 Aug 2024£337,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LH 12 Jul 2024£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LQ 17 May 2024£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LQ 26 Jan 2024£340,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LH 15 Dec 2023£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LH 6 Nov 2023£460,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LH 31 Oct 2023£392,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LQ 21 Jul 2023£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LQ 6 Apr 2023£364,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LH 27 Feb 2023£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LQ 19 Dec 2022£480,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LQ 21 Oct 2022£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LH 31 Mar 2022£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LQ 6 Apr 2021£311,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LH 22 Mar 2021£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LH 18 Mar 2021£242,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LQ 25 Feb 2021£395,000 DetachedFreehold
74, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LH 7 Jan 2020£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LH 18 Oct 2019£247,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LQ 27 Sep 2019£250,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LQ 26 Apr 2019£235,000 DetachedFreehold
86, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LH 25 Jan 2019£240,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LQ 29 Jul 2016£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LQ 27 May 2016£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Shaftesbury Avenue CH3 5LH 31 Mar 2016£250,000 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
72, Shaftesbury Avenue £270,000 (Mar 2022) → £326,250 (Oct 2024) +21%
over 3 yrs
1, Shaftesbury Avenue £200,000 (May 2016) → £390,000 (Aug 2024) +95%
over 8 yrs
27, Shaftesbury Avenue £250,000 (Mar 2021) → £320,000 (Feb 2023) → £337,500 (Aug 2024) +35%
over 3 yrs
46, Shaftesbury Avenue £311,000 (Apr 2021) → £364,000 (Apr 2023) +17%
over 2 yrs
25, Shaftesbury Avenue £235,000 (Apr 2019) → £480,000 (Dec 2022) +104%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Shaftesbury Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Oldfield Primary School 207 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Cherry Grove Primary School 274 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Hoole Church of England Primary School 395 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Maple Grove School 50 pupils Other independent special school 5–18 Report 0.7 mi
Boughton Heath Academy 225 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
St Martin's Academy Chester 177 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 307 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.9 mi
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School 1,253 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Good Report 0.9 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 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Bache station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Capenhurst station 5.8 mi · 1 hr 56 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Shaftesbury Avenue (cnr, Green Lane) 1 min walk
  • Shaftesbury Avenue (opp, Green Lane) 2 min walk
  • Marbury Road (opp, Vicars Cross Road) 3 min walk
  • Melrose Avenue (cnr, Green Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Heath Lane Medical Centre
    Heath Lane, Great Boughton, Chester · 0.6 mi
  • Boughton Medical Group
    Boughton Health Centre, Hoole Lane, Chester · 0.9 mi
  • Park Medical Centre
    Shavington Avenue, Newton 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 · 0.6 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Chester · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Vicars Cross Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Heath Lane Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boughton Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Vicars Cross Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • Sandon Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi
  • Rock House Dental Practice · 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.1%62.5%
Private rented9.4%20.3%
Social rented1.6%17.1%
Households631

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.1%64.1%
Aged 65+25.2%18.6%
Residents1,455

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 Shaftesbury Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCheshire West and Chester
White95.6%95.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%1.5%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.6%

Religion

HereCheshire West and Chester
Christian60%54.5%
No religion32.3%37.8%
Not answered5.2%5.5%
Muslim1.3%1%
Hindu0.8%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Other religion0.1%0.3%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereCheshire West and Chester
Born in the UK93.4%92.7%
Born outside the UK6.6%7.3%

Highest qualification

HereCheshire West and Chester
Level 4 qualifications and above39%35.7%
Level 3 qualifications15.9%17.8%
Level 2 qualifications14.1%13.7%
No qualifications11.4%15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%9.3%
Apprenticeship6.7%5.4%
Other qualifications2.5%2.3%

General health

HereCheshire West and Chester
Very good health50.6%48.8%
Good health33.8%33.3%
Fair health12.1%12.7%
Bad health2.5%4.1%
Very bad health1%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCheshire West and Chester
1 car or van in household44.8%40.8%
2 cars or vans in household35.7%32%
No cars or vans in household10.3%16.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%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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