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On Flag Lane North, in Upton West & Heath
What it's like at CH2 1LD: every home that has sold on Flag Lane North since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Flag Lane North; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 27 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Upton Heys Cottages, Flag Lane NorthSemi-detached | Feb 2025 | £300,000 | 85 m² | £3,529/m² | 1 |
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| 3, Upton Heys Cottages, Flag Lane NorthSemi-detached | Jan 2025 | £295,000 | 85 m² | £3,471/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Bache, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 495k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Chester.
The nearest bus stop is The Wheatsheaf, 200 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 1, 26); 11 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 12 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Upton Heath CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 52% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Mill View Primary School (0.5 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Upton-by-Chester High School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 48.8 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 750 m away, with Slimming World Franchaise closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Upton Village Surgery (800 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Upton Barber Shop is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Countess of Chester Hospital, 600 m away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 50% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
The Wheatsheaf is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Brewers Arms the nearest pub (900 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 96 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 15 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 24% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Chemistry Pits Play Area, 350 m away; for exercise, King George V Community Sports Hub (2.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 14 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 44 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 49% of adults have a degree.
24 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Chester North and Neston constituency: Samantha Dixon MP (Labour), since December 2022. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 11,870 (26.6%), turnout 64%. Vote shares: Labour 50%, Conservative 23%, Reform UK 13%, Green Party 9%.
4 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CH2 1LD →
The nearest university is University of Chester, 2.7 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Flag Lane North in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 23 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 95.0% | 88.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.3% | 5.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Nantwich Leisure Centre · about 36 min
Nearest: Llangollen Railway · about 42 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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