Robinsons Croft Chester
36 addresses across 2 postcodes (CH3), about 300 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6901482.
- Sales: 51 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £440,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 15, E: 1).
- 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 E; 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 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 250 m away, and Caldy Nature Park (9.0 hectares) is about 260 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 14 to 18 m above sea level.
- Noise: 17 of its 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Heath Lane Medical Centre, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 540 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 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 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £415,000 | £415,000 | £415,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £393,725 | £369,950 | £417,500 |
| 2019 | 2 | £340,000 | £325,000 | £355,000 |
| 2018 | 4 | £330,000 | £295,000 | £347,500 |
| 2017 | 3 | £320,000 | £310,000 | £340,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £320,000 | £295,000 | £345,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £292,000 | £292,000 | £292,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £262,500 | £250,000 | £275,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2025 | 17 CH3 5YB | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 20 Jan 2023 | 44 CH3 5YB | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2022 | 17 CH3 5YB | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2020 | 28 CH3 5YB | Detached | £417,500 | |
| 6 Mar 2020 | 5 CH3 5YB | Detached | £369,950 | |
| 9 Dec 2019 | 21 CH3 5YB | Detached | £293,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Nov 2019 | 19 CH3 5YB | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2019 | 9 CH3 5YB | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 19 Apr 2018 | 34 CH3 5YB | Detached | £335,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2018 | 17 CH3 5YB | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2018 | 30 CH3 5YB | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2018 | 28 CH3 5YB | Detached | £347,500 | |
| 8 Dec 2017 | 44 CH3 5YB | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2017 | 2 CH3 5YB | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2017 | 28 CH3 5YB | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2016 | 22 CH3 5YB | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2015 | 14 CH3 5YB | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2015 | 36 CH3 5YB | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2014 | 16 CH3 5YB | Detached | £292,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2013 | 15 CH3 5YB | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2013 | 17 CH3 5YB | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2011 | 21 CH3 5YB | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 18 Jul 2008 | 20 CH3 5YB | Detached | £249,995 | |
| 23 Nov 2007 | 21 CH3 5YB | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 25 May 2007 | 7 CH3 5YB | Detached | £239,950 | |
| 7 Oct 2005 | 3 CH3 5YB | Detached | £322,500 | |
| 17 Aug 2005 | 38 CH3 5YB | Detached | £248,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2004 | 34 CH3 5YB | Detached | £273,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2003 | 18 CH3 5YB | Detached | £249,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2003 | 19 CH3 5YB | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2002 | 10 CH3 5YB | Detached | £227,500 | |
| 5 Apr 2002 | 19 CH3 5YB | Detached | £182,500 | |
| 8 Oct 2001 | 5 CH3 5YB | Detached | £157,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2001 | 16 CH3 5YB | Detached | £159,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2001 | 44 CH3 5YB | Detached | £146,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2000 | 38 CH3 5YB | Detached | £137,950 | |
| 28 Jul 2000 | 28 CH3 5YB | Detached | £172,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2000 | 3 CH3 5YB | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 15 Dec 1999 | 34 CH3 5YB | Detached | £132,000 | |
| 29 Oct 1999 | 34 CH3 5YB | Detached | £121,950 | |
| 10 Sep 1999 | 17 CH3 5YB | Detached | £127,500 | |
| 9 Oct 1998 | 26 CH3 5YB | Detached | £107,500 | |
| 1 Sep 1998 | 19 CH3 5YB | Detached | £127,000 | |
| 22 Jun 1998 | 16 CH3 5YB | Detached | £117,500 | |
| 30 Jan 1998 | 10 CH3 5YB | Detached | £130,000 | |
| 21 Feb 1997 | 44 CH3 5YB | Detached | £100,000 | |
| 31 Oct 1996 | 38 CH3 5YB | Detached | £101,750 | |
| 11 Oct 1996 | 17 CH3 5YB | Detached | £103,500 | |
| 31 May 1996 | 8 CH3 5YB | Detached | £112,000 | |
| 2 May 1996 | 34 CH3 5YB | Detached | £89,950 |
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 105 m². Most common: House, detached (14); Bungalow, detached (4). Built: 1991-1995 (12); 1983-1990 (4); 1996-2002 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (14); rented (private) (3); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 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 E (44% of about 520 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)
- White Lane Depot, White Lane, Christleton: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 29 October 2026 to 30 October 2026: MANWEB, Works for road purposes, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 15 September 2026 to 17 September 2026: MANWEB, Works for road purposes, some carriageway incursion, 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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH3 5YB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 5 | unlikely |
| CH3 5TU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 36 addresses are between 14 m and 18 m above sea level (16 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH3 5TU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH3 5YB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Bache 495,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Mouldsworth 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whites Meadow Boughton Heath | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chester Bus Interchange | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa Parking | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Retirement Villages - Boughton Heath Chester | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 17.1 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heath Lane Medical Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heath Lane Pharmacy | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest White House Dental Practice | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Grosvenor Nuffield Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Chester Town Hall Police Station | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Chester Convenience Store | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,420 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Caldy Nature Park 9.0 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boughton Heath Allotments 2.0 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 9.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grosvenor Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Grosvenor Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Huntington Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Overleigh Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Battle of Rowton Heath 1645 | Registered battlefield | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Bellevue Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Gamon's Rough | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
| Half Moon Plantation | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
| Eccleston Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| Crook of Dee | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 36 |
17 of the street's 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Boughton Heath Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 700 m (0.4 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 |
| Huntington Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christleton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Christleton High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oldfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Chester International School | Secondary | 14–19 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Queen's Park High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | 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 |
| Hoole Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lidl Great Britain Limited CH3 5QZ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 130 m | 5 Very good | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Sainsbury CH3 5QJ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 260 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Argos CH3 5QJ | Retailers - other | 260 m | Exempt | |
| Sushi Gourmet CH3 5QJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Starbucks CH3 5QJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2025 |
| Premier Inn CH3 5PR | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Grosvenor Manor Care Centre CH3 5SY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Caldy Valley Road (2); On or near Sparks Close (2); On or near Gleggs Close (2); On or near Adder Hill (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 66% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 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) | 44% | 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 neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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: MANWEB: Works for road purposes, 29 October 2026 to 4 November 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Heath Lane · Strawberry Fields · Peach Field · Adder Hill · Sparks Close · Caldy Valley Road · Glovers Loom · Tushingham Close · Withy Croft · Gleggs Close · Pingot Croft · Roundhill Meadow
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.