Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Spring Cottage, Church Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6EN
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
57 m²
614 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Spring Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Spring Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Saughall, Chester, Chester (CH1 6EN). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£489/sq ft) was about 145% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in December 2024.
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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.
Current Certificate
Jan 2023EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 January 2033
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Spring Cottage, Church Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6EN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Spring Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Spring Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2024)
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 December 2024Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 6EN: £185,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CH1 6EN
Brickbank, Church Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6EN
Sold Sept 2024
£653,000Bellcot, Church Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6EN
Sold Jan 2024
£185,000Chapel Bank Cottage, Church Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6EN
Sold Feb 2022
£135,000Abbey Hey, Church Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6EN
Sold Feb 2021
£265,000Cromer, Church Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6EN
Sold Jan 2020
£127,500
Versus other Church Road homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Spring Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,263
Street avg £2,269
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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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
Aldersley Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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 6EN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Spring Cottage, Church Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6EN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.