# 14 MAYTREE AVENUE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5HQ

## Property details

- Slug: `3b5b794` (address key hash: `3b5b79493e3d325ca939298ffd5982f08eb935f3`)
- Postcode: CH3 5HQ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 131 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £475,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,626/m²
- Local average: £338,093 (57 sales)
- Street crime: 144 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £475,000
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 08/06/2031
- **Current heating cost:** £804/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £23,900

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- G (£350 - £450)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2110-4706-9090-9006-1101)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £475,000 | Semi-detached | +14.5% | £472,331 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673e-ea44-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2021-09-24 | £415,000 | Semi-detached | — | £503,691 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/d707e534-e1b9-0ad9-e053-6b04a8c067cc) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 14 MAYTREE AVENUE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5HQ | £475,000 | 30/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 14 MAYTREE AVENUE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5HQ | £415,000 | 24/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [156390974](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/805164d)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £475,000 |
| listed | 2025-01-02 | £475,000 |
| sold | 2021-01-01 | £415,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 9 NORTON ROAD, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5LJ | £355,000 | 16/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 24 BALLATER CRESCENT, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5JE | £250,000 | 24/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 19 GROVE AVENUE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5HL | £435,000 | 03/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 76 QUEENS ROAD, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5HD | £205,000 | 31/10/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 5 ELSTREE AVENUE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5HJ | £215,500 | 28/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 29 QUEENS ROAD, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5HB | £322,500 | 18/02/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 56 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5LH | £370,000 | 15/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 51 GREEN LANE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5LA | £360,000 | 10/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 52 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5LH | £460,000 | 06/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 54 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5LH | £392,500 | 31/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 45 VICARS CROSS ROAD, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5NN | £481,900 | 06/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 23 BUCKINGHAM AVENUE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5JR | £277,000 | 22/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 102 VICARS CROSS ROAD, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5NW | £340,000 | 21/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 46 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5LQ | £364,000 | 06/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 8 REGENTS CLOSE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5HH | £278,925 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 68 MELROSE AVENUE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5JB | £300,000 | 08/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 40 BALLATER CRESCENT, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5JE | £230,000 | 05/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 79 GREEN LANE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5LB | £325,000 | 23/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5LQ | £330,000 | 21/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 15 MELROSE AVENUE, VICARS CROSS, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH3 5JA | £445,000 | 14/10/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £336,866 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 33.4%
- **10y growth:** 55.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cheshire West and Chester; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 22.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 53.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Cheshire West and Chester). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £883/mo
- **Realistic:** £981/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,079/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Churton Road, CH3 | £1,300/mo | 2 | 0.41 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,300/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.27% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £162,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £130,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,300/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 30.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-726/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -6.3%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 57 |
| Shoplifting | 20 |
| Public order | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **144** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Oldfield Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 28 Nov 2013 |
| Hoole Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 2 Mar 2015 |
| Maple Grove School | Other | 0.5 miles | Good — 24 Jan 2022 |
| Cherry Grove Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 2 Nov 2015 |
| Boughton Heath Academy | Primary | 0.7 miles | Outstanding — 25 Sep 2024 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #14909038
- **Address:** 14 Maytree Avenue, Vicars Cross, CH3 5HQ
- **Certificate Issued:** 28/11/2021
- **Work Completed:** 15/11/2021
- **Items:** 1 door(s)