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Get started8 Barnes Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blacon, Chester, Chester (CH1 5XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 42.7% above the 2014 sale price. 12 years since the last transfer (April 2014). At 47 m² it's 21.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 10 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Aug 2024
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 17 years.
£117,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 17 years.
8 Barnes Close is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,489
Street avg £2,410
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Morgan Close — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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4 April 2014Most recent
£117,000
+1.7%over 7 years24 July 2006
£115,000
+161.4%over 9 years31 October 1996
£44,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 5XJ: £160,000 (2024–2019).
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
CH1 5QD
Closest school
0.2 km
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB
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