Bray Road Chester
12 addresses across 2 postcodes (CH4), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6900177.
- Sales: 20 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £250,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 4, E: 2).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Cheshire West and Chester costs £2,517 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 98% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chester, about 3.3 km (2.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Westminster Park, is about 370 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 13 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 12 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lache Health Centre, about 390 m away.
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 124 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £250,500 | £250,500 | £250,500 |
| 2023 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £147,475 | £135,000 | £159,950 |
| 2015 | 3 | £147,000 | £124,000 | £150,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £129,750 | £124,500 | £135,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £96,000 | £96,000 | £96,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £109,000 | £109,000 | £109,000 |
| 2002 | 3 | £74,000 | £49,950 | £89,950 |
| 2000 | 3 | £59,000 | £56,000 | £69,950 |
| 1997 | 1 | £44,000 | £44,000 | £44,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2025 | 1 CH4 8DL | Terraced | £250,500 | |
| 19 May 2023 | 6 CH4 8DL | Terraced | £225,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2021 | 1 CH4 8DL | Terraced | £180,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2020 | 2 CH4 8DL | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2016 | 3 CH4 8DL | Terraced | £159,950 | |
| 27 Jun 2016 | 2 CH4 8DL | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2015 | 9 CH4 8DL | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 1 May 2015 | 1 CH4 8DL | Terraced | £147,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2015 | 6 CH4 8DL | Terraced | £124,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2006 | 1 CH4 8DL | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2006 | 6 CH4 8DL | Semi-detached | £124,500 | |
| 4 Jun 2004 | 3 CH4 8DL | Terraced | £96,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2003 | 1 CH4 8DL | Semi-detached | £109,000 | |
| 31 May 2002 | 1 CH4 8DL | Semi-detached | £89,950 | |
| 18 Feb 2002 | 1 CH4 8DL | Semi-detached | £49,950 | |
| 18 Jan 2002 | 7 CH4 8DL | Semi-detached | £74,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2000 | 7 CH4 8DL | Semi-detached | £69,950 | |
| 7 Jun 2000 | 11 CH4 8DL | Semi-detached | £59,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2000 | 9 CH4 8DL | Semi-detached | £56,000 | |
| 21 Mar 1997 | 4 CH4 8DL | Terraced | £44,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (3); House, semi-detached (3); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1930-1949 (4); 1900-1929 (2); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Cheshire West and Chester in 2026-27: Band D £2,517 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,678 | £1,958 | £2,238 | £2,517 | £3,077 | £3,636 | £4,196 | £5,035 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (49% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Red Hill House, Hope Street, Saltney: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Great Western House, The Sidings, Chester St, Saltney,: up to 75 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Mallard House, The Sidings, Boundary Lane, Saltney, Chester: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 10 September 2026 to 11 September 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 8 September 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 29 July 2026 to 7 August 2026: MANWEB, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH4 8DL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 5 | unlikely |
| CH4 8DE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 13 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH4 8DE | 98% | 98% | 98% | 0% |
| CH4 8DL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Bache 495,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Hawarden 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Henley Road Lache | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chester Bus Interchange | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Saddlery Way Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 18.1 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lache Health Centre | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Owen's Chemist | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St David's Terrace | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Grosvenor Nuffield Hospital | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Chester Town Hall Police Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Chester Clivedon Road Cashzone | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Westminster Park 18 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,530 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,980 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site 180m W of Fir Tree Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site 180m W of Fir Tree Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Overleigh Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (1 mile) east |
| Chester Castle (part) | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Grosvenor Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gamon's Rough | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Gorse Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Half Moon Plantation | Wood | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Eccleston Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Bretton Wood | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Crook of Dee | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 12 |
1 of the street's 12 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cheshire West and Chester: see them on the Cheshire West and Chester page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 380 m | No published inspection |
| Wood Memorial Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Lache Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary Roman Catholic English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Belgrave Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St. David's High School English medium | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Kings Moat Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Catholic High School, Chester Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Saltney Ferry CP English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinteassential Ltd CH4 8BU | Manufacturers/packers | 190 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jan 2022 |
| CannaBloom CH4 8BU | Retailers - other | 240 m | Exempt | |
| Londis Chester CH4 8BL | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2024 |
| New Oriental CH4 8BL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Fresh Pizza and Kebab CH4 8BL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 23 Aug 2026 |
| Cloud Town CH4 8BL | Retailers - other | 300 m | 4 Good | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Domino's Pizza CH4 8BL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Netty's CH4 8BL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2025 |
| A little give n cake CH4 8BJ | Retailers - other | 330 m | 5 Very good | 7 Mar 2024 |
| Subway CH4 8BJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Love Masala CH4 8BJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Owens Pharmacy CH4 8BJ | Retailers - other | 340 m | Exempt | |
| The Chester Homebrew Shop CH4 8BJ | Retailers - other | 340 m | Exempt | |
| Bargain Beers CH4 8BJ | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2024 |
| Chatwins CH4 8DS | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 71 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Coronation Street (40); On or near Guildford Close (26); On or near Henley Road (14); On or near Kensington Green (8); On or near Hampton Road (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Hampton Road · Abingdon Crescent · Windsor Road · St Marks Road · Newbury Road · Fairford Road · Sunbury Crescent · Fairford Road · Burnham Road · Wenlock Way · Guildford Close · Kensington Green
All the streets in CH4 and across Cheshire West and Chester.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.