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On Ballater Crescent, in Chester Boughton East
What it's like at CH3 5JE: every home that has sold on Ballater Crescent 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Ballater Crescent; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 22 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Ballater CrescentTerraced | Jun 2013 | £122,200 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Ballater CrescentTerraced | Sept 2022 | £190,000 | 75 m² | £2,533/m² | 2 |
| 12, Ballater CrescentTerraced | Sept 2014 | £164,000 | 101 m² | £1,624/m² | 2 |
| 18, Ballater CrescentTerraced | Jan 2025 | £225,000 | 76 m² | £2,961/m² | 3 |
| 20, Ballater CrescentSemi-detached | Nov 2024 | £190,000 | 68 m² | £2,794/m² | 1 |
| 24, Ballater CrescentSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £250,000 | 65 m² | £3,846/m² | 4 |
| 28, Ballater CrescentSemi-detached | Apr 2023 | £185,000 | 73 m² | £2,534/m² | 3 |
| 32, Ballater CrescentSemi-detached | Mar 2022 | £169,000 | 66 m² | £2,561/m² | 2 |
| 34, Ballater CrescentTerraced | May 2022 | £230,000 | 64 m² | £3,594/m² | 4 |
| 40, Ballater CrescentSemi-detached | Dec 2022 | £230,000 | 65 m² | £3,538/m² | 3 |
| 48, Ballater CrescentTerraced | Mar 2000 | £65,500 | 74 m² | £885/m² | 1 |
| 54, Ballater CrescentTerraced | May 2016 | £174,000 | 66 m² | £2,636/m² | 2 |
| 56, Ballater CrescentTerraced | Dec 2010 | £146,000 | 93 m² | £1,570/m² | 1 |
| 58, Ballater CrescentTerraced | Nov 2017 | £165,000 | 70 m² | £2,357/m² | 3 |
| 60, Ballater CrescentSemi-detached | Aug 2004 | £95,000 | 86 m² | £1,105/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Chester, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 5.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Melrose Avenue/Ballater Crescent, 100 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 7); 32 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Cherry Grove Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 61% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Boughton Heath Academy (0.9 km).
The nearest secondary is The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 53.8 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 150 m away; Home Bargains (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Heath Lane Medical Centre (600 m), with Vicars Cross Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Diva Skin Care & Laser is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Countess of Chester Hospital, 2.8 km 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: 6 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Boughton Hall is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The bridge inn the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 25 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Queens Road Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Chester Boxers (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 43 km.
Most households own their home, 28% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 47% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Chester, 2.6 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.
41 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tarvin Road Lock Cottage | II | 190 m |
| Tarvin Road Lock | II | 200 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
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%.
20 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 CH3 5JE →
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Cheshire West and Chester since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 22 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 4 of 21 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 | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 92.7% | 88.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.0% | 5.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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 33 min
Nearest: Llangollen Railway · about 39 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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