Wrexham Road Cuckoo's Nest, Cheshire West and Chester
36 addresses across 9 postcodes (CH4), about 3 km (1.9 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 6901985.
- Sales: 64 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £580,450 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2, E: 2, F: 3, G: 2).
- Flood: 4 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 32% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chester, about 7.2 km (4.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 7 to 21 m above sea level.
- Noise: 30 of its 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lache Health Centre, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away.
- People: About 1,170 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 51% 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 public order.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £580,450 | £300,000 | £860,900 |
| 2025 | 6 | £684,500 | £150,000 | £1,150,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £801,000 | £801,000 | £801,000 |
| 2023 | 5 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £1,050,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £980,000 | £980,000 | £980,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | £562,500 | £317,000 | £890,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £740,000 | £740,000 | £740,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £507,000 | £304,220 | £751,500 |
| 2016 | 2 | £534,000 | £188,000 | £880,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2026 | GLENWOOD CH4 9DG | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2026 | SEVENOAKS CH4 9DG | Detached | £860,900 | |
| 27 Oct 2025 | THE COTTAGE, CUCKOOS NEST CH4 9DG | Semi-detached | £530,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2025 | GREEN PADDOCKS CH4 9DG | Detached | £1,150,000 | |
| 10 Sep 2025 | WOODCUTTERS COTTAGE CH4 9DG | Detached | £880,000 | |
| 29 May 2025 | 4 CEDAR VIEW, LYNDALE FARM CH4 9DG | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Mar 2025 | THE PIPPIN CH4 7QQ | Detached | £820,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2025 | ALPHA COTTAGE CH4 9DG | Semi-detached | £549,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2024 | RUSSET HOUSE CH4 7QQ | Detached | £801,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2023 | DAMSON COTTAGE CH4 9DG | Semi-detached | £282,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2023 | OLDFIELDS FARM, CUCKOOS NEST CH4 9DG | Other | £432,600 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 May 2023 | WOODCUTTERS COTTAGE CH4 9DG | Detached | £1,050,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2023 | GROSVENOR GARDEN CENTRE CH4 9EB | Other | £3,573,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Apr 2023 | 1 CEDAR VIEW, LYNDALE FARM CH4 9DG | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Apr 2023 | 3 CEDAR VIEW, LYNDALE FARM CH4 9DG | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Apr 2023 | 2 CEDAR VIEW, LYNDALE FARM CH4 9DG | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Nov 2022 | THE ELMS CH4 9DG | Detached | £980,000 | |
| 5 Aug 2022 | FIRWOOD FARM CH4 9DG | Other | £545,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Jun 2022 | THE PIPPIN CH4 7QQ | Detached | £680,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Dec 2021 | WAYSIDE CH4 9DG | Semi-detached | £625,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2021 | WHEATFIELDS CH4 9DG | Semi-detached | £317,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2021 | BRAEBURN CH4 7QQ | Detached | £890,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2021 | BEECHWOOD COTTAGE CH4 9DG | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2020 | THE CLERKS HOUSE, CUCKOOS NEST CH4 9DG | Detached | £740,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2019 | THE COTTAGE, CUCKOOS NEST CH4 9DG | Semi-detached | £370,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2019 | RUSSET HOUSE CH4 7QQ | Other | £500,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Feb 2018 | WAYSIDE CH4 9DG | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2017 | THE OLDFIELDS CH4 9DG | Other | £655,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Nov 2017 | THE COACH HOUSE CH4 9DG | Detached | £507,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2017 | ALPHA COTTAGE CH4 9DG | Semi-detached | £304,220 | |
| 18 Sep 2017 | GROSVENOR PULFORD HOTEL CH4 9DG | Other | £10,000,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Apr 2017 | THE ELMS FARM CH4 9DG | Other | £737,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Feb 2017 | THE WOODLANDS CH4 9DF | Detached | £751,500 | |
| 28 Oct 2016 | WOODCUTTERS COTTAGE CH4 9DG | Detached | £880,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2016 | BANK COTTAGE CH4 9DG | Terraced | £188,000 | |
| 27 Aug 2015 | WAYSIDE CH4 9DG | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2014 | ORCHARD HOUSE CH4 9DG | Detached | £810,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2014 | WOODLEY CH4 9DF | Detached | £391,000 | |
| 13 Sep 2013 | THE GRANGE CH4 9DF | Detached | £790,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2012 | HAREWOOD CH4 9DF | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2011 | PULFORD PLACE CH4 9DG | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2011 | SEVENOAKS CH4 9DG | Detached | £715,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2011 | THE GRANGE CH4 9DF | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2011 | THE COTTAGE CH4 9DG | Detached | £475,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2010 | NORTHWOOD CH4 9DF | Detached | £667,500 | |
| 30 Oct 2008 | THE OAKFIELD CH4 9DG | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 22 Feb 2008 | CUCKOOS NEST FARM CH4 9DG | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2007 | WHEATFIELDS CH4 9DG | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 19 Oct 2007 | LYNDALE COTTAGE CH4 9DG | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2007 | RECTORY MEWS CH4 9DG | Detached | £585,000 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 146 m². Most common: House, detached (8); House, semi-detached (2). Built: before 1900 (5); 1930-1949 (4); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (5); owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
- 1 Belgrave Cottages, Wrexham Road, Belgrave
- 2 Belgrave Cottages, Wrexham Road, Belgrave
- Belgrave Lodge, Belgrave Avenue, Eccleston
- Harewood, Wrexham Road, Belgrave
- Northwood, Wrexham Road, Belgrave
- The Grange, Wrexham Road, Belgrave
- The Kennels, Wrexham Road, Belgrave
- The Woodlands, Wrexham Road, Belgrave
- Woodley, Wrexham Road, Belgrave
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 (28% of about 2,480 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 8.
- 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
- BELGRAVE COTTAGES AND ATTACHED STORESHED AND DOMESTIC OFFICES, grade II
- BELGRAVE FARM FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BELGRAVE LODGE AND STORESHEDS, AND DOMESTIC OFFICES, grade II
- BELGRAVE LODGE GATES, PIERS AND WING WALLS, grade II
- OUTBUILDING TO THE KENNEL, grade II
- THE CUCKOO'S NEST, grade II
- THE KENNELS, grade II
- TWO MILE HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 16 October 2026 to 22 October 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (immediate - urgent works)
- 15 August 2026 to 16 August 2026: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, Works for road purposes, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 14 August 2026 to 15 August 2026: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, Remedial works, some carriageway incursion, 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, 4 at medium risk and 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH4 9DF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CH4 9DJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CH4 9EB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH4 7QQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH4 9DG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 8 | unlikely |
| CH4 9DH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH4 9JG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH4 9JN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH4 9LB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 36 addresses are between 7 m and 21 m above sea level (10 m on average); the ground rises about 13 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH4 7QQ | 100% | 29% | 29% | 0% |
| CH4 9DF | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CH4 9DG | 95% | 32% | 32% | 0% |
| CH4 9DH | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CH4 9DJ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CH4 9EB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CH4 9JG | 0% | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| CH4 9JN | 85% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CH4 9LB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.4 miles) |
| Hope (Flintshire) 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Caergwrle 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bell Meadow Business Park Cuckoos Nest | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chester Bus Interchange | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 22.5 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lache Health Centre | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Speeds Healthcare | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Art Of Dental Care | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Grosvenor Nuffield Hospital | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Chester Town Hall Police Station | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Westminster Park - Chester, Westminister Park Estate Cashzone | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,110 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,300 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Belgrave moated site and medieval garden, a scheduled monument, 700 m (0.4 miles) east. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Belgrave moated site and medieval garden | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Pulford motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Eaton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Black Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Kennel Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Johnson's Rough | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Park Plantation | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Oxleisure Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 36 |
30 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Spinney Day Nursery Bell Meadow CH4 9EP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Susan Kitchen Aesthetics CH4 9EP | Retailers - other | 240 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Park Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 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 | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 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: SEVERN TRENT WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 16 October 2026 to 22 October 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- CH4 9DF: 18 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- CH4 9DJ: 4 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- CH4 9EB: 4 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- CH4 7QQ: 2 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- CH4 9DG: 2 addresses of 128 in the postcode
- CH4 9DH: 2 addresses of 3 in the postcode
- CH4 9JG: 2 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- CH4 9JN: 1 address of 49 in the postcode
- CH4 9LB: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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.