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Bates Cottage, Aldford Road, Huntington, Chester, CH3 6EA

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 21
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Bates Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Bates Cottage is a detached house in Huntington, Chester, Chester (CH3 6EA). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 109 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Bates Cottage 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Aug 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F21
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bates Cottage, Aldford Road, Huntington, Chester, CH3 6EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side extension at Bates Cottage.

  1. Sept 2014
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Two storey side extension

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    14/02477/FUL
    View planning record

What's in Bates Cottage, Aldford Road, Huntington, Chester, CH3 6EA's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Bates Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£425,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 6EA: £1,000,000 (2024–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Aldford Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Bates Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

21 (F)

Street avg 60 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 200 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£405k

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1 Alanbrooke Road, Saighton

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£399k

1 Butterbur Close, Huntington

CH3 6BJ

3 bed
£398k

1 Brereton Road, Farndon

CH3 6RD

4 bed2 bath
£466k

1 Artillery Road, Saighton

CH3 6GA

£378k

1 Brigadier Close, Saighton

CH3 6GG

3 bed2 bath
£362k

1 Church Street, Farndon

CH3 6QU

3 bed2 bath
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.
Full Chester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Huntington Hall Farm — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Huntington Community Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH3 6EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH3 6EA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH3 6EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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