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3 sales on record
About 16 Firbank
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Firbank is a detached house in Elton, Chester, Chester (CH2 4LY). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
It hasn't traded since November 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £212,000 sits 68.3% above the 2003 sale of £126,000. At 74 m² it's 17.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
16 Firbank sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£212,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.1% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2003)
£126,000
Growth on file: 12.1% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Firbank homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
16 Firbank outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,703
Street avg £2,115
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Parklands Drive — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH2 4LY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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