Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Hoole Bank Cottage, Hoole Bank, Hoole Village, Chester, CH2 4ES
11 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
163 m²
1753 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 28
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Hoole Bank Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hoole Bank Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hoole Village, Chester, Chester (CH2 4ES). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 11 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. 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.
Hoole Bank Cottage 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2021
Current Certificate
Mar 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F28
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 March 2021
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hoole Bank Cottage, Hoole Bank, Hoole Village, Chester, CH2 4ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at Hoole Bank Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
11 applications on record at Hoole Bank Cottage, Hoole Bank, Hoole Village, Chester, CH2 4ES
9decisions5extensions104documents
- Mar 2008FullOutcome in report
Change of use of existing barns to commercial office space, new vehicular access, associated car parking and new agricultural farmers shed
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00413/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentMar 2023Decision
- RenovationOct 2018Decision
+ 8 more applications in the report
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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.
Hoole Bank Cottage 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£350,000
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 CH2 4ES: £289,950 (2021–2019).
Nearby sales in CH2 4ES
6 The Street, Hoole Bank, Hoole Village, Chester, CH2 4ES
Sold Nov 2021
£350,0009 The Street, Hoole Bank, Hoole Village, Chester, CH2 4ES
Sold Jun 2021
£210,0008 The Street, Hoole Bank, Hoole Village, Chester, CH2 4ES
Sold Oct 2020
£395,0005 The Street, Hoole Bank, Hoole Village, Chester, CH2 4ES
Sold Nov 2019
£289,950The Old Shippon, Hoole Bank, Hoole Village, Chester, CH2 4ES
Sold Jul 2019
£637,000
Versus other Hoole Bank homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Hoole Bank Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
28 (F)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 131 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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.
Crime
215/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Royal Oak — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Upton-by-Chester High School. 13 schools nearby.
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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 CH2 4ES from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
60.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.7dB
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80 dB
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