Dutton Locks Bartington, Cheshire West and Chester
10 addresses across 3 postcodes (CW8), about 520 m long. USRN 8600392.
9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £375,000 across 1 sale. 4 homes have an energy certificate (E: 4). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Cheshire West and Chester costs £2,517 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Acton Bridge (Cheshire), about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 2.4 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 4 to 12 m above sea level. 1 of its 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is The Weaverham Surgery, about 2.7 km away. About 1,140 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £75,500 | £75,500 | £75,500 |
| 1996 | 1 | £28,333 | £28,333 | £28,333 |
| 1995 | 1 | £30,000 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2024 | 3 CW8 3QQ | Terraced | £375,000 | |
| 4 Aug 2023 | 2 CW8 3QQ | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 22 Nov 2019 | 1 CW8 3QQ | Semi-detached | £255,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Nov 2018 | 1 CW8 3QQ | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2011 | 1 CW8 3QQ | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 22 Apr 2008 | 2 CW8 3QQ | Semi-detached | £330,000 | |
| 26 Nov 1997 | 4 CW8 3QQ | Semi-detached | £75,500 | |
| 15 Nov 1996 | 2 CW8 3QQ | Semi-detached | £28,333 | |
| 12 Apr 1995 | 3 CW8 3QQ | Terraced | £30,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 94 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4). Built: before 1900 (2); 1900-1929 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (21% of about 1,840 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: yes, Cheshire West and Chester.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 4 m and 12 m above sea level (9 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW8 3QP | 86% | 36% | 36% | 0% |
| CW8 3QQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| CW8 4QT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Acton Bridge (Cheshire) 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Cuddington 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Hartford (Cheshire) 218,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Warrington Road Acton Bridge | 460 m |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 5.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 17.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Weaverham Surgery | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Weaverham Pharmacy | 2.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.6 km |
| Hospital | Victoria Infirmary Northwich Cdc | 6.0 km |
| Police station | Northwich Police Station | 6.6 km |
| Cash machines | Trsa Welcome Break - Whitley, Lower Whitley Cashzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,210 m² | 2.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,590 m² | 860 m |
| Playing field | Lake House Field 2.1 ha | 2.8 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hall Green Farmhouse and Attached Front Garden Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 820 m south. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hall Green Farmhouse and Attached Front Garden Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Friar's Rough | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Dutton Dean | Valley | 1.1 km north |
| Hawton Clough | Valley | 1.4 km east |
| Little Leigh Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-east |
| Hazel Pear Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Green Hill | Hill | 3.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 10 |
1 of the street's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Leigh Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2.0 km | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Arms CW8 4QT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 4 Good | 4 Feb 2026 |
| Dormouse Haven LTD CW8 4QU | Other catering premises | 400 m | 5 Very good | 27 May 2026 |
| The Hidden Kitchen CW8 4QU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Martinsfields (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 8 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
- CW8 3QQ: 8 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- CW8 3QP: 1 address of 41 in the postcode
- CW8 4QT: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in CW8 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.