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About Bramble Barn
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bramble Barn is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Higher Ferry, Chester, Chester (CH1 6QF). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 24.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £436,000 sits 81.7% above the 2014 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 35.7% below the postcode norm. At 194 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (165 m² median across 6 EPCs). 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 2020. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in June 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Corner plot
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Bramble Barn 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Bramble Barn, Ferry Lane, Higher Ferry, Chester, CH1 6QF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- May 2020PorchFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear porch and new dormer window to existingroof
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Bramble Barn has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2010.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£436,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 24.3% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2014)
£240,000
Growth on file: 24.3% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ferry Lane homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Bramble Barn runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 168 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Park & Ride — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH1 6QF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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