Sumner Road Chester
72 addresses across 4 postcodes (CH1), about 320 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6901710.
- Sales: 42 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £187,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 45 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4, C: 23, D: 17, E: 1).
- 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 A; Band D in Cheshire West and Chester costs £2,517 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 97% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bache, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 360 m away, and Blacon Community Nature Park (3.0 hectares) is about 370 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 19 to 22 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 72 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Western Ave Medical Ctre, about 510 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 840 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 46% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 156 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 | £187,000 | £187,000 | £187,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £173,000 | £173,000 | £173,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £145,100 | £145,100 | £145,100 |
| 2021 | 3 | £160,000 | £153,000 | £165,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £135,000 | £123,000 | £147,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £111,000 | £111,000 | £111,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £132,000 | £126,000 | £138,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £113,000 | £113,000 | £113,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £90,600 | £90,600 | £90,600 |
| 2012 | 2 | £85,000 | £75,000 | £95,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2026 | 71 CH1 5PE | Terraced | £187,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2024 | 8 CH1 5PF | Terraced | £173,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2023 | 38 CH1 5PF | Terraced | £180,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2023 | 18 CH1 5PF | Terraced | £142,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Feb 2023 | 61 CH1 5PE | Terraced | £143,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Feb 2022 | 65 CH1 5PE | Semi-detached | £145,100 | |
| 1 Dec 2021 | 38 CH1 5PF | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 5 Nov 2021 | 44 CH1 5PF | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 10 May 2021 | 20 CH1 5PF | Semi-detached | £153,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2020 | 17 CH1 5PE | Terraced | £123,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2020 | 38 CH1 5PF | Terraced | £147,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2019 | 65 CH1 5PE | Semi-detached | £111,000 | |
| 7 Jun 2019 | 19 CH1 5PE | Terraced | £100,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Feb 2019 | 51 CH1 5PE | Terraced | £125,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Dec 2018 | 75 CH1 5PE | Terraced | £126,000 | |
| 6 Jul 2018 | 20 CH1 5PF | Semi-detached | £138,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2016 | 51 CH1 5PE | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2014 | 51 CH1 5PE | Terraced | £113,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2014 | 45 CH1 5PE | Terraced | £75,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Dec 2013 | 18 CH1 5PF | Terraced | £90,600 | |
| 17 Dec 2012 | 38 CH1 5PF | Terraced | £75,000 | |
| 4 May 2012 | 17 CH1 5PE | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2011 | 11 CH1 5PE | Terraced | £106,000 | |
| 5 Mar 2010 | 51 CH1 5PE | Terraced | £102,500 | |
| 9 Jul 2007 | 69 CH1 5PE | Semi-detached | £113,500 | |
| 1 Jun 2007 | 34 CH1 5PF | Terraced | £109,000 | |
| 10 May 2007 | 6 CH1 5PF | Terraced | £108,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2006 | 45 CH1 5PE | Semi-detached | £95,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2006 | 14 CH1 5PF | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2005 | 20 CH1 5PF | Semi-detached | £100,500 | |
| 1 Sep 2005 | 67 CH1 5PE | Semi-detached | £90,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2004 | 69 CH1 5PE | Semi-detached | £96,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2004 | 30 CH1 5PF | Terraced | £89,000 | |
| 2 Jul 2004 | 34 CH1 5PF | Terraced | £82,000 | |
| 28 May 2004 | 38 CH1 5PF | Terraced | £76,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2003 | 44 CH1 5PF | Semi-detached | £79,999 | |
| 31 Jan 2003 | 65 CH1 5PE | Semi-detached | £63,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2002 | 73 CH1 5PE | Terraced | £21,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2002 | 44 CH1 5PF | Semi-detached | £53,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2000 | 44 CH1 5PF | Semi-detached | £38,210 | |
| 18 Feb 2000 | 55 CH1 5PE | Terraced | £43,500 | |
| 22 Sep 1998 | 32 CH1 5PF | Semi-detached | £26,000 |
Energy performance certificates
45 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 72 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (18); Flat (14); House, end-terrace (7). Built: 1950-1966 (39); 1930-1949 (5); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (18); owner-occupied (15); rented (private) (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (21 addresses)
- 1, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 6, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 7, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 11, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 17, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 19, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 20, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 25, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 27, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 28, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 32 Sumner Road, Blacon
- 39, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 41, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 43, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 47, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 50, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 53, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 65, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 73, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 75, Sumner Road, Blacon
- 81, Sumner Road, Blacon
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 A (60% of about 1,230 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 25-33 Western Avenue, Blacon: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 21 July 2026 to 17 August 2026: MANWEB, Utility repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (major 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 3 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 5PE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| CH1 5PF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH1 5LD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CH1 5LQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 72 addresses are between 19 m and 22 m above sea level (21 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH1 5LD | 100% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
| CH1 5LQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH1 5PE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH1 5PF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bache 495,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Chester 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Capenhurst 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Graham Road Blacon | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chester Bus Interchange | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Saddlery Way Car Park | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 15.5 km (9.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Western Ave Medical Ctre | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Swettenham Chemists | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 310 m |
| Hospital | Countess Of Chester Hospital (Coc NHS Trust) | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Blacon Police Headquarters | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest BR Spar Blacon, Saughall Road Cashzone | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,990 m² | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Blacon Community Nature Park 3.0 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,940 m² | 270 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 6.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gorse Hill | Hill | 500 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Gamon's Rough | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| The Dale | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Icehouse Plantation | Wood | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Viaduct Wood | Wood | 3 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Sealion Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 |
| Under 55 | 71 | 72 |
1 of the street's 72 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 200 m | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Arches Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 310 m | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Dee Point Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College | Secondary | 11–16 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| J H Godwin Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield Community Primary School CH1 5LD | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Highfield Community Primary School Club CH1 5LD | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jun 2024 |
| Mayers Minimart CH1 5NY | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 28 Mar 2026 |
| Lesleys bistro CH1 5FD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Waggon & Horses CH1 5PR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jul 2026 |
| The Arches Community Primary School CH1 5EZ | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 90 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Public order | 16 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Downham Place (45); On or near Stratford Road (26); On or near Cotes Place (19); On or near Graham Road (19); On or near Sumner Road (14).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band D, house, mid-terrace (lodged 20 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- CH1 5PE: 43 addresses of 44 in the postcode
- CH1 5PF: 27 addresses
- CH1 5LD: 1 address of 43 in the postcode
- CH1 5LQ: 1 address of 29 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Fisher Road · Belvedere Drive · Downham Place · Walton Place · Stratford Road · Hillside Road · Cleaver Road · Blacon Point Road · Graham Road · Cotes Place · South Way · Morton Road
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.