3 Bank Cottages, Whitchurch Road, Chester, CH3 5QS
About 3 Bank Cottages
3 Bank Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chester (CH3 5QS). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.
It hasn't traded since July 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 sits 213.2% above the 2000 sale of £94,500.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Bank Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Bank Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£94,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 July 2000Most recent
£94,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in CH3 5QS: £110,000 (2020–1996).
Everything we know about 3 Bank Cottages, 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
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