The Close, Saughall, Chester

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Close, Saughall, Chester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chester-cheshire-west-and-chester/the-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH1 6BD.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£208,250

20 sales

Price range

£145k – £375k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

17 Jan 2025

CH1 6BD

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At a glance

House prices£208k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station52 min walkCapenhurst station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 20 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

20 property sales on The Close, Saughall, Chester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 17 Jan 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £208,250. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on The Close range from £145,000 to £375,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on The Close compared

CH1 postcode area£253,883

Chester£330,634

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CH1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	20	£208,250	17 Jan 2025

Sold prices on The Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
16, The Close CH1 6BD	17 Jan 2025	£245,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
5, The Close CH1 6BD	15 Aug 2024	£210,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, The Close CH1 6BD	8 Aug 2024	£375,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
13, The Close CH1 6BD	30 Jul 2024	£268,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, The Close CH1 6BD	28 Oct 2022	£203,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
4, The Close CH1 6BD	3 Oct 2022	£305,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
7, The Close CH1 6BD	18 Aug 2022	£250,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
10, The Close CH1 6BD	11 Jun 2021	£260,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, The Close CH1 6BD	5 May 2021	£255,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
10, The Close CH1 6BD	22 Jan 2021	£160,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, The Close CH1 6BD	17 Aug 2020	£160,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
6, The Close CH1 6BD	2 Aug 2019	£165,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
13, The Close CH1 6BD	1 May 2019	£164,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
15, The Close CH1 6BD	9 Oct 2018	£165,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
8, The Close CH1 6BD	25 May 2018	£145,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
12, The Close CH1 6BD	3 Apr 2018	£165,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
4, The Close CH1 6BD	13 Oct 2017	£180,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, The Close CH1 6BD	9 Oct 2017	£160,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
7, The Close CH1 6BD	5 Sep 2017	£180,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
9, The Close CH1 6BD	26 Feb 2016	£150,000	Semi-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, The Close	£203,000 (Oct 2022) → £375,000 (Aug 2024)	+85% over 2 yrs
13, The Close	£164,000 (May 2019) → £268,000 (Jul 2024)	+63% over 5 yrs
4, The Close	£180,000 (Oct 2017) → £305,000 (Oct 2022)	+69% over 5 yrs
7, The Close	£180,000 (Sep 2017) → £250,000 (Aug 2022)	+39% over 5 yrs
10, The Close	£160,000 (Jan 2021) → £260,000 (Jun 2021)	+63% over under a year
11, The Close	£160,000 (Aug 2020) → £255,000 (May 2021)	+59% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near The Close

Crime

16 crimes were reported within about a mile of The Close in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	8
Public order	3
Anti-social behaviour	1
Burglary	1
Other theft	1
Possession of weapons	1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

The Close is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Tidal River Dee in England at Northern Embankment, Chester Flood alert area
Dee Estuary from Parkgate to Chester Flood alert area
River Dee catchment in England from Whitchurch to Chester Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near The Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary School 275 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.2 mi
J H Godwin Primary School 161 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	1.5 mi
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College 651 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Requires improvement Report	1.6 mi
St Oswald's CofE Primary School 102 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	1.6 mi
The Arches Community Primary School 180 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	1.8 mi
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School 179 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	1.8 mi
Dee Point Primary School 485 pupils	Primary	3–11	Requires improvement Report	2.0 mi
Highfield Community Primary School 218 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	2.0 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

Capenhurst station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
Bache station 2.7 mi · 55 min walk
Hawarden Bridge station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk

Nearest bus stops

The Ridings (nr, Rakeway) 2 min walk
The Ridings (opp, Rakeway) 2 min walk
The Ridings (NW-bound, The Ridings) 3 min walk
The Ridings (SW-bound, The Ridings) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Western Ave Medical Ctre
Gordon Road, Blacon, Chester · 1.7 mi
Upton Village Surgery
Wealstone Lane, Upton, Chester · 2.9 mi
Garden Lane Medical Ctr.
19 Garden Lane, Garden Lane, Chester · 3.1 mi
Northgate Village Surgery
Fountains Health, Delamere Street, Chester · 3.2 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op Saughall · 0.3 mi
Asda Express Asda Red Ensign Express Petrol · 1.1 mi
Spar Spar - Blacon · 1.5 mi
Heron Heron Blacon · 1.7 mi

Pharmacies

Evermore By Everest Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Evermore The Pharmacy Clinic · 0.2 mi
Swettenham Chemists · 1.5 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 1.7 mi
Chester Dental Centre · 2.4 mi
Liverpool Road (dental Surgery) · 3.0 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 9 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	8 of 10
Education and skills	9 of 10
Health and disability	8 of 10
Crime	9 of 10
Access to housing and services	4 of 10
Living environment	8 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	91.4%	62.5%
Private rented	8.0%	20.3%
Social rented	0.6%	17.1%
Households	651

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	12.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	54.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	32.9%	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 The Close

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Who lives around The Close

Ethnic group

	Here	Cheshire West and Chester
White	97.4%	95.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.8%	2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.7%	1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.1%	0.6%
Other ethnic group	0%	0.6%

Religion

	Here	Cheshire West and Chester
Christian	62.7%	54.5%
No religion	30.9%	37.8%
Not answered	5.1%	5.5%
Muslim	0.7%	1%
Hindu	0.2%	0.4%
Jewish	0.2%	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.3%
Sikh	0.1%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Cheshire West and Chester
Born in the UK	96.4%	92.7%
Born outside the UK	3.6%	7.3%

Highest qualification

	Here	Cheshire West and Chester
Level 4 qualifications and above	36.9%	35.7%
Level 3 qualifications	18%	17.8%
No qualifications	12.8%	15.8%
Level 2 qualifications	12.4%	13.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	8.6%	9.3%
Apprenticeship	8%	5.4%
Other qualifications	3.1%	2.3%

General health

	Here	Cheshire West and Chester
Very good health	48.8%	48.8%
Good health	35%	33.3%
Fair health	11.8%	12.7%
Bad health	3.7%	4.1%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.2%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Cheshire West and Chester
2 cars or vans in household	40%	32%
1 car or van in household	37.7%	40.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household	14%	10.5%
No cars or vans in household	8.3%	16.7%

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

Estate agents near The Close

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