Platt's Lane Bruera, Cheshire West and Chester
65 addresses across 5 postcodes (CH3), about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 6901392.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 1, E: 6, F: 2, G: 1).
- Flood: 2 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 E; Band D in Cheshire West and Chester costs £2,517 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 85% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chester, about 7 km (4.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 14 to 29 m above sea level.
- Noise: 13 of its 65 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Heath Lane Medical Centre, about 5.8 km (3.6 miles) away.
- People: About 820 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 41% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 137 m². Most common: House, detached (9); House, semi-detached (4). Built: before 1900 (9); 1900-1929 (2); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (8); owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
- 1 Newbold Cottages, Platts Lane, Churton Heath
- 2 Newbold Cottages, Platts Lane, Churton Heath
- Beavers Dam, Platts Lane, Hatton Heath
- Hatton Heath Cottage, Platts Lane, Hatton Heath
- Hatton Heath Farmhouse, Platts Lane, Hatton Heath
- Lea Newbold Farm, Platts Lane, Churton Heath
- Newbold, Platts Lane, Churton Heath
- Rose Cottage, Platts Lane, Hatton Heath
- The Lodge, Platts Lane, Churton Heath
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 (25% of about 2,700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, grade II*
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 20 August 2026: CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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: of the 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH3 9AN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH3 6EY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH3 6EW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| CH3 6EZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH3 6ER | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 65 addresses are between 14 m and 29 m above sea level (22 m on average); the ground rises about 14 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH3 6ER | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| CH3 6EW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CH3 6EY | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| CH3 6EZ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CH3 9AN | 85% | 85% | 85% | 8% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Bache 495,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Mouldsworth 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Platt's Lane Bruera | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chester Bus Interchange | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Lily's Coffee Shop GeniePoint | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 21.8 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Heath Lane Medical Centre | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | The Village Pharmacy | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | White House Dental Practice | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Grosvenor Nuffield Hospital | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Police - Tattenhall Police Station | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Rowton, Rowton Cashzone | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m west |
| Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 290 m west |
| Bruera moated site and adjacent field system | Scheduled monument | 420 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Moated site and fishpond S of Huntington Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Battle of Rowton Heath 1645 | Registered battlefield | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Platt's Rough | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Doctor's Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Horse Pasture | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Common Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Crook of Dee | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Blobb Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 65 |
13 of the street's 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (cheshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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
- CH3 9AN: 34 addresses of 37 in the postcode
- CH3 6EY: 22 addresses of 55 in the postcode
- CH3 6EW: 4 addresses of 39 in the postcode
- CH3 6EZ: 4 addresses
- CH3 6ER: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
All the streets in CH3 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.