1c, Sandown Terrace, Chester, CH3 5BN
About 1c
1c is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chester (CH3 5BN). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. At 135 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (46–135 m²). The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.
Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 135 m² it's 27.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 3 EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Energy performance
1c's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jan 2012Tree WorksHeritageIn report
T1 - Larch - section fell to ground levelT2 - Cherry - section fell to ground levelT3 - Beech - section fell to ground level
- Agent
- Treefellers Ltd
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/05738/CAT
- Aug 2005RenovationHeritageIn report
Internal alterations
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/01122/LBC
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£526,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£485,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 July 2007Most recent
£485,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 5BN: £412,000 (2020–2011).
Nearby sales in CH3 5BN
Everything we know about 1c, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Health Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB