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Get startedFernlea, Seahill Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BJ
3 sales on record
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).
It hasn't traded since December 2005, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 30.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £552,000 sits 71.2% above the 2005 sale of £322,500. At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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.
EPC 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
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.
- Apr 2015ExtensionFullApproval
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey extension to rear
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Fernlea's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2003).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£552,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 30.7% per year over 2 years.
Last sold (2005)
£322,500
Growth on file: 30.7% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Seahill Road homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Fernlea lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,792
Street avg £2,358
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cartref — bus stop.
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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