CH3 8AR
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Property report — CH3 8AR
Open-data due diligence for CH3 8AR and the area around it.
CH3 8AR in brief: 45 recorded sales (£25,000–£1,035,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for CH3 8AR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the CH3 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£427,514
Population
8,716
Crimes recorded
4
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
60%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in CH3 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (24 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | £25,000 | 1, OAK VIEW BARNS SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-08-11 | £790,000 | 1, OAK VIEW BARNS SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-07-03 | £1,035,000 | PECKMILL HOUSE SMITHY LANE | Other |
| 2024-11-08 | £762,000 | SPRINGSIDE SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-07-04 | £830,000 | 3, OAK VIEW BARNS SMITHY LANE | Terraced |
| 2024-06-28 | £745,000 | HILLFOOT SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2023-12-06 | £700,000 | POLICE HOUSE SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2023-02-10 | £760,000 | 4, OAK VIEW BARNS SMITHY LANE | Terraced |
| 2022-12-12 | £445,000 | 6, OAK VIEW BARNS SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2022-09-14 | £615,000 | 2, OAK VIEW BARNS SMITHY LANE | Other |
| 2022-09-13 | £637,500 | 1, OAK VIEW BARNS SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-09-12 | £728,000 | 3, OAK VIEW BARNS SMITHY LANE | Terraced |
| 2022-05-05 | £550,000 | CASTLE VIEW COTTAGE SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-06-30 | £150,000 | POND VIEW BARN, POPLAR GROVE FARM SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2021-06-25 | £690,000 | ELLESMERE SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2021-03-05 | £645,000 | OAKWOOD SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-01-31 | £265,000 | BURN LEA SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-10-21 | £555,000 | 5, OAK VIEW BARNS SMITHY LANE | Other |
| 2019-08-16 | £500,000 | POPLAR GROVE FARM SMITHY LANE | Other |
| 2018-07-13 | £118,380 | UNIT 1, MOULDSWORTH HALL SMITHY LANE | Other |
| 2017-11-10 | £420,000 | CLOVERLEY SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-03-16 | £500,000 | SPRINGSIDE SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-02-05 | £475,000 | THE FORGE SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2014-09-01 | £845,000 | STONE HOUSE SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2014-04-16 | £645,000 | RIVENDELL SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2013-12-05 | £760,000 | PECKMILL HOUSE SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2011-10-18 | £275,000 | BRIAR COTTAGE SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-12-03 | £740,000 | HIGHFIELD SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2008-09-01 | £585,000 | STONE HOUSE SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2007-09-14 | £215,000 | MANY TREES SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2006-08-11 | £675,000 | HIGHFIELD SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2006-06-16 | £499,000 | RIVENDELL SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2006-04-26 | £390,000 | SPRINGSIDE SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2002-10-11 | £250,000 | CLOVERLEY SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-05-24 | £267,000 | SMITHEY COTTAGE SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-02-01 | £190,000 | OAKWOOD SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-08-24 | £195,000 | CLOVERLEY SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-12-11 | £138,000 | POLICE HOUSE SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 1998-11-02 | £160,000 | SPRINGSIDE SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 1998-04-27 | £134,000 | PEAR TREE COTTAGE SMITHY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-12-19 | £143,500 | WOODLANDS SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 1997-05-20 | £143,000 | THE COTTAGE SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 1996-09-06 | £193,000 | FIELDINGS SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 1995-12-11 | £145,000 | LYNTON SMITHY LANE | Detached |
| 1995-07-14 | £185,000 | HOMESTEAD SMITHY LANE | Detached |
45 recorded sales on CH3 8AR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Hayes Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Alvanley and Manley Village School | 2.0 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Kelsall Primary and Nursery School | 2.2 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Horn's Mill Primary School | 2.5 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Barrow CofE Primary School | 2.8 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Tarvin Primary School | 3.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: KELSALL MEDICAL CENTRE (2.0 mi) · HELSBY HEALTH CENTRE (2.9 mi) · PRINCEWAY SURGERIES (4.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: MOULDSWORTH HALL (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · POPLARGROVE FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · Roman Catholic Church of St Cuthbert by the Forest, including detached campanile (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: HOLMES PHARMACY (2.0 mi) · FEARNS PHARMACY (2.6 mi) · IAN LITTLER PHARMACY (2.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Mouldsworth (0.3 mi) · Delamere (3.1 mi) · Helsby (3.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (1.9 mi) · Co-op Food (2.6 mi) · Tesco (2.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 49
- One-person households
- 26%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 3,595
Owned 77% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for CH3 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in CH3 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 7/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for CH3 8AR in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictCH3 | SectorCH3 8 | PostcodeCH3 8AR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £402,021 | £427,514 | £460,297 |
| Population | 47,729 | 8,716 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 61 | 4 | — |
| Schools | 20 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 69% | 60% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 89% | 91% | 76% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (CH3 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.