Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Fernlea, Seahill Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BJ
4 sales on record2 planning records
Estimated value
£555,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£565,000)-2%
- Against CH1 6BJ's recent median (£630,000)-12%
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
180 m²
1938 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£555,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£565,000)-2%
- Against CH1 6BJ's recent median (£630,000)-12%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Fernlea is modelled from its 180 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH1 6BJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
180 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2025
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in CH1 6BJ
5 sales, median £630,000 (2025–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Fernlea has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2003.
Sales timeline
9 September 2025Most recent
£565,000
+75.2%over 19 years20 December 2005
£322,500
+30.0%over 1 year20 May 2004
£248,000
+37.8%over 7 months16 October 2003
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 6BJ: £630,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CH1 6BJ
Meadowbank, Seahill Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BJ
Sold Jun 2025
£630,000Hillcrest, Seahill Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BJ
Sold Dec 2024
£250,000Sherwood, Seahill Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BJ
Sold Jul 2024
£318,000Bridge Farm, Seahill Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BJ
Sold Nov 2022
£750,000Fairfield, Seahill Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BJ
Sold Sept 2022
£630,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Fernlea
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Fernlea is a semi-detached house in Saughall, Chester, Chester (CH1 6BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Most recent transfer was September 2025 at £565,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 180 m² it's 19.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 64.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Fernlea's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Feb 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 February 2035
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Fernlea, Seahill Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Fernlea has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at Fernlea, Seahill Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BJ
2decisions2extensions19documents1nearby
- Nov 2012ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension to rear.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/03908/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2015Decision
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Versus other Seahill Road homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Fernlea lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,139
Street avg £2,310
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chester district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
431/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cartref — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary359m
- J H Godwin Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
- Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports CollegeSecondary2.7km
- St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary3.0km
Nearest stops
- CartrefBus stop169m
- Fox LeaBus stop235m
- Aldersley CloseBus stop275m
- Meadows LaneBus stop404m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,490 reports41%
- Public Order766 reports13%
- Shoplifting689 reports11%
- Anti-social Behaviour526 reports9%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH1 6BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Fernlea is modelled from its 180 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH1 6BJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for Fernlea. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Fernlea was lodged in February 2025 at band D and is valid until February 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to Fernlea. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 4 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CH1 6BJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Fernlea is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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