Hall Lane Shotwick, Cheshire West and Chester
17 addresses across 4 postcodes (CH1), about 330 m long. USRN 6901579.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £455,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (E: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hawarden Bridge, about 3.6 km (2.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 11 to 28 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Queensferry Medical Practice, about 4.3 km (2.6 miles) away.
- People: About 120 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 63% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often drugs.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £455,000 | £455,000 | £455,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2019 | FIRTREE COTTAGE CH1 6JB | Detached | £455,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2004 | FIRTREE COTTAGE CH1 6JB | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2001 | FIRTREE COTTAGE CH1 6JB | Detached | £205,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 183 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1); House, detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (1); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1); 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (29% 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: 7.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- FRONT GARDEN WALLS AND GATEPIERS AT SHOTWICK HALL, grade II*
- SHOTWICK HALL, grade II*
- DERELICT STABLE 45 METRES NORTH OF SHOTWICK HALL, grade II
- FORMER KITCHEN OR BAKEHOUSE ATTACHED TO NORTH EAST CORNER OF SHOTWICK HALL, grade II
- L-SHAPED RANGES OF FARMBUILDINGS 60 METRES NORTH OF SHOTWICK HALL, grade II
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- STONE COTTAGE AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING AND BOUNDARY WALL, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 4 November 2026: CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL, Remedial works, road closure, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH1 6JB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH1 6HX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH1 6HZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH1 6HU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 18 addresses are between 11 m and 28 m above sea level (16 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH1 6HU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH1 6HX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH1 6HZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH1 6JB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hawarden Bridge 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Capenhurst 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Shotton 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodbank Farm Shotwick | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 14.2 km (8.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Queensferry Medical Practice | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Evermore The Pharmacy Clinic | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 Gladstone Street [The Denatl Surgery | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Deeside Community Hospital | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Deeside Police Station | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Saughall, Saughall Cashzone | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 390 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,880 m² | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Front Garden Walls and Gatepiers at Shotwick Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m north. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Front Garden Walls and Gatepiers at Shotwick Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north |
| Shotwick Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m north |
| Shotwick Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 160 m west |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m south |
| Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Rookery | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Shotwick Dale | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Platts Covert | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Pool Garden Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Burton Mere Wetlands | Wetland | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| The Mere | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 17 |
3 of the street's 17 addresses are 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shotwick Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL: Remedial works, 4 November 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- CH1 6JB: 12 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- CH1 6HX: 2 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- CH1 6HZ: 2 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- CH1 6HU: 1 address of 20 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Shotwick Village Road · Shotwick Lane
All the streets in CH1 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.