Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Church Cottages, Old Sealand Road, Sealand, Chester, CH1 6BR
1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
73 m²
786 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 33
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 5 Church Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Church Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Sealand, Chester, Chester (CH1 6BR). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (145 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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.
5 Church Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Sept 2026
Current Certificate
Sept 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 September 2026
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Church Cottages, Old Sealand Road, Sealand, Chester, CH1 6BR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 5 Church Cottages.
1 application on record at 5 Church Cottages, Old Sealand Road, Sealand, Chester, CH1 6BR
1decisions1extensions8documents1nearby
- Apr 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two storey and single storey extension to rear of dwelling
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 057109
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Church Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 6BR: £380,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in CH1 6BR
3 Church Cottages, Old Sealand Road, Sealand, Chester, CH1 6BR
Sold Jun 2025
£278,000White Gable Cottage, Old Sealand Road, Sealand, Chester, CH1 6BR
Sold Mar 2025
£540,000Hendee, Old Sealand Road, Sealand, Chester, CH1 6BR
Sold Oct 2021
£512,500Oak Tree Cottage, Old Sealand Road, Sealand, Chester, CH1 6BR
Sold Nov 2016
£380,000Birch House, Old Sealand Road, Sealand, Chester, CH1 6BR
Sold Sept 2015
£330,000
Versus other Old Sealand Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 5 Church Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
33 (F)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 139 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Deeside Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH1 6BR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.0dB
55 dB
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65 dB
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80 dB
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