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3 sales on record
About Holly Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Holly Cottage is a detached house in Saughall, Chester, Chester (CH1 6BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 is 29.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 99 m² it sits well below the postcode median (156 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £240,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£311,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2021)
£240,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 22 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.
Holly Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,424
Street avg £2,310
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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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