Meadows Place Chester
33 addresses across 1 postcode (CH4), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6901158.
- Sales: 55 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £261,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 28 homes have an energy certificate (C: 18, D: 8, 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 Chester, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 90 m away, and Grosvenor Park (5.9 hectares) is about 670 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 17 to 19 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Handbridge Med.ctr., about 610 m (0.4 miles) away, with 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 410 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 44% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £261,500 | £261,500 | £261,500 |
| 2025 | 1 | £237,000 | £237,000 | £237,000 |
| 2024 | 4 | £255,000 | £206,000 | £270,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £310,000 | £240,000 | £380,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £218,000 | £218,000 | £218,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | £175,000 | £170,000 | £200,000 |
| 2015 | 5 | £159,950 | £128,000 | £172,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £132,000 | £132,000 | £132,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | 27 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £261,500 | |
| 3 Feb 2025 | 24 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £237,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2024 | 21 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2024 | 18 CH4 7ED | Semi-detached | £270,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2024 | 4 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £206,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2024 | 31 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £260,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2023 | 2 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £240,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2023 | 15 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £380,000 | |
| 17 May 2021 | 31 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2020 | 6 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £218,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2018 | 24 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2017 | 29 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2017 | 14 CH4 7ED | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2017 | 3 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £170,000 | |
| 27 Mar 2017 | 21 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 22 Dec 2015 | 29 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £172,500 | |
| 12 Oct 2015 | 12 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £128,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2015 | 15 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £157,500 | |
| 28 Jul 2015 | 6 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £168,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2015 | 10 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £159,950 | |
| 25 Apr 2014 | 5 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 31 May 2012 | 31 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £132,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2010 | 7 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2009 | 24 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £132,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2007 | 10 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £124,950 | |
| 6 Sep 2007 | 14 CH4 7ED | Semi-detached | £159,950 | |
| 31 May 2007 | 25 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2007 | 27 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £157,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2007 | 5 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2006 | 14 CH4 7ED | Semi-detached | £132,500 | |
| 16 Jun 2006 | 24 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £142,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2005 | 26 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £55,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2005 | 31 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2005 | 15 CH4 7ED | Semi-detached | £136,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2004 | 27 CH4 7ED | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2004 | 3 CH4 7ED | Semi-detached | £133,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2004 | 5 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2004 | 29 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £72,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2002 | 7 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £82,500 | |
| 13 Nov 2002 | 18 CH4 7ED | Semi-detached | £90,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2002 | 24 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £89,750 | |
| 27 Aug 2002 | 26 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £41,000 | |
| 13 Mar 2002 | 3 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £59,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2001 | 24 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £55,000 | |
| 9 Nov 2001 | 21 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £57,500 | |
| 11 Oct 2001 | 9 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £75,000 | |
| 2 Mar 2001 | 7 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £67,700 | |
| 25 Aug 2000 | 5 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £54,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2000 | 4 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £57,500 | |
| 28 Jul 2000 | 31 CH4 7ED | Terraced | £52,000 |
Energy performance certificates
28 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 72 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (18); House, end-terrace (8); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1930-1949 (18); 1950-1966 (8); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (15); rented (social) (10); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (15 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 (45% of about 660 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)
- Land to rear of 45-51 Percy Road / 15-17 Eaton Road, Handbridge: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Land at the watertower off Eaton Mews, Handbridge: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Former car garage, Lower Bridge Street, Chester: up to 48 homes, pending decision (750 m (0.5 miles))
- The Cloud, 10 Boughton, Chester, CH3 5BH: up to 8 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 33 addresses are between 17 m and 19 m above sea level (18 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH4 7ED | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Bache 495,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Capenhurst 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Northern Pathway Queens Park | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chester Bus Interchange | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | NCP | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Car Charge People | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 17 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Handbridge Med.ctr. | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Handbridge Pharmacy | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oasis Dental Care | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Grosvenor Nuffield Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Chester Town Hall Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Asda Handbridge - Queens Park Road PFS, Handbridge Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Grosvenor Park 5.9 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beeston View 1 and 2 2.2 ha | 180 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Marys, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m (0.4 miles) west. 286 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 28 of them Grade I and 23 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Marys | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Roman quarry including Edgar's Cave and the rock-cut figure of Minerva on Edgar's Field, 150m south west of Dee Bridge | Scheduled monument | 600 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Dee Bridge | Scheduled monument | 600 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Chester Weir and Salmon Leap | Listed building, Grade I | 600 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Old Dee Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Roman Shrine to Minerva | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m (0.4 miles) west |
| St John's Church (ruined portions) | Scheduled monument | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Grosvenor Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Overleigh Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Battle of Rowton Heath 1645 | Registered battlefield | 5 km (3.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Gamon's Rough | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Half Moon Plantation | Wood | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Donkey Field | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Crook of Dee | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south |
| The Dale | Valley | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 33 |
2 of the street's 33 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 380 m | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Chester International School | Secondary | 14–19 | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 830 m (0.5 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 |
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Catholic High School, Chester Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | 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 |
| Boughton Heath Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cherry Grove Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hoole Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Huntington Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Belgrave Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Tavern CH4 7BN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| New Wing Wah CH4 7BW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Paradise Pizza CH4 7BU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 5 Very good | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Vendees Local CH4 7BU | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2025 |
| abm catering @ Queens Park High School CH4 7AE | School/college/university | 370 m | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2024 |
| Asda Express Handbridge - Queens Park Road PFS CH4 7JF | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 11 Feb 2025 |
| Abbeyfield House CH4 7AD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Brown Sugar CH4 7JE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Appleyards Lane (13); On or near Prenton Place (10); On or near Meadows Place (7); On or near Devonshire Place (1); On or near St George'S Crescent (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 32% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
- CH4 7ED: 33 addresses of 34 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Prenton Place · Cross Hey · Beeston View · Meadows Lane · Allington Place · Andrew Crescent · Devonshire Place · Devonshire Place · Cheshire View · Northern Pathway · St John's Road · Meadows Lane
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.