Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Hobbs Cottage, Hob Lane, Churton, Chester, CH3 6JZ
Estimated value
£504,000
- Since the 2018 sale (£347,000)+45%
- Against CH3 6JZ's recent median (£490,000)+3%
Newest record on this page: June 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
163 m²
1751 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£504,000
- Against its 2018 sale (£347,000)+45%
- Against CH3 6JZ's recent median (£490,000)+3%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Hobbs Cottage is modelled from its 163 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH3 6JZ. 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
163 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2008
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2018
Recent sales in CH3 6JZ
5 sales, median £490,000 (2026–2017)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2026 | 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.
Hobbs Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
3 May 2018Most recent
£347,000
+6.8%over 1 year22 June 2016
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 6JZ: £490,000 (2026–2017).
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Hobbs Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hobbs Cottage is a detached house in Churton, Chester, Chester (CH3 6JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1751 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 is 45.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 30.6% below the postcode norm. On the market in May 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
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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.
Hobbs Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Oct 2018
Current Certificate
Oct 2008EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 October 2018
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hobbs Cottage, Hob Lane, Churton, Chester, CH3 6JZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Hobbs Cottage 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 Hob Lane homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Hobbs Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,133
Street avg £3,581
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
94/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
White Horse PH — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Farndon Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Farndon Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
Nearest stops
- White Horse PHBus stop77m
- Brewery LaneBus stop1.6km
- Primary SchoolBus stop1.8km
- School LaneBus stop1.9km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences566 reports46%
- Public Order159 reports13%
- Anti-social Behaviour100 reports8%
- Other Theft99 reports8%
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 CH3 6JZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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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 Hobbs Cottage is modelled from its 163 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH3 6JZ. 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. 2 sales are recorded for Hobbs Cottage. 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 Hobbs Cottage was lodged in October 2008 at band E and expired in October 2018, 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 Hobbs Cottage. 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 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 16 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CH3 6JZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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