2 Bank Cottages, Whitchurch Road, Chester, CH3 5QS
About 2 Bank Cottages
2 Bank Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chester (CH3 5QS). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 is 13.8% above the 2020 sale price. Sold August 2020 for £362,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 Bank Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2017DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Two storey/part single storey rear extension and demolition of exiting outbuildings to rear.
- Agent
- Designmix Limited
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00735/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2017.
£412,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 25.7% per year over 4 years.
£362,000
Growth on file: 25.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
27 August 2020Most recent
£362,000
+129.8%over 3 years4 January 2017
£157,500
Median price across the last 3 sales in CH3 5QS: £62,500 (2006–1996).
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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
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Abbots Well Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Christleton Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.2dB