Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Firbank, Elton, Chester, CH2 4LY
3 sales on record
Estimated value
£215,000
- Since the 2003 sale (£126,000)+71%
- Against CH2 4LY's recent median (£265,000)-19%
Newest record on this page: October 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£215,000
- Against its 2003 sale (£126,000)+71%
- Against CH2 4LY's recent median (£265,000)-19%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 16 Firbank is modelled from its 74 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH2 4LY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
74 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2016
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2003
Recent sales in CH2 4LY
5 sales, median £265,000 (2024–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
Sales timeline
13 November 2003Most recent
£126,000
+121.1%over 4 years29 April 1999
£57,000
+20.0%over 3 years30 April 1995
£47,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 4LY: £265,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CH2 4LY
What this page doesn't show
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- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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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. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. 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. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 sits 70.6% above the 2003 sale of £126,000.
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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.
16 Firbank 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 Jun 2026
Current Certificate
Jun 2016EPC 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
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 June 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Firbank, Elton, Chester, CH2 4LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Firbank has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
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 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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
215/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Parklands Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Elton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Elton Primary SchoolPrimary620m
- Horn's Mill Primary SchoolPrimary2.5km
Nearest stops
- Parklands DriveBus stop91m
- Holm DriveBus stop231m
- Elton ShopsBus stop255m
- Alvanley ViewBus stop257m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,466 reports49%
- Public Order337 reports11%
- Anti-social Behaviour229 reports8%
- Shoplifting224 reports7%
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 CH2 4LY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 16 Firbank is modelled from its 74 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH2 4LY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 16 Firbank. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 16 Firbank was lodged in June 2016 at band E and expired in June 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 16 Firbank. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CH2 4LY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 16 Firbank is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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