9, SMITHY PATHWAY, CHESTER, CH4 7NJ - £174,500

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

9 SMITHY PATHWAY is a very small detached house of 78m², built sometime between 1976 and 1982. It was last sold for £174,500 in October 2014, which was around 36% below the average October 2014 detached price in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2012, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

9 SMITHY PATHWAY Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 9 SMITHY PATHWAY since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 9 SMITHY PATHWAY sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2014 24 OCT	£174,500	£273,586	36% below HPI
2002 24 MAY	£98,000	£153,984	36% below HPI

9 SMITHY PATHWAY Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 9 SMITHY PATHWAY sales from May 2002 and October 2014 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the May 2002 sale was for 36% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 36% below the HPI over time, until the October 2014 sale, which was also at 36% below the HPI.

What might 9 SMITHY PATHWAY be worth now?

9 SMITHY PATHWAY might now be worth an estimated £271,966.

This is based on house price inflation of 55.9%, between October 2014 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 55.9% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 9 SMITHY PATHWAY of £174,500 on 24th October 2014. For the value to have increased from £174,500 to £271,966 over the nine years and ten months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 9 SMITHY PATHWAY has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area.
• The October 2014 sale price of £174,500 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 9 SMITHY PATHWAY has not materially changed since October 2014.

How Large is 9 SMITHY PATHWAY?

9 SMITHY PATHWAY is 78m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2012. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses houses in Chester, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Chester, and where 9 SMITHY PATHWAY lies on this distribution: 14% of detached houses houses are smaller than 9 SMITHY PATHWAY, and 86% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Chester.

9 SMITHY PATHWAY: Plot and Title Map

9 SMITHY PATHWAY sits on a plot of roughly 0.048 of an acre, or 196m². The below map shows the location of 9 SMITHY PATHWAY, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 9 SMITHY PATHWAY). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 9 SMITHY PATHWAY?

9 SMITHY PATHWAY is located in CHESTER, in the CH4 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 9 on SMITHY PATHWAY.