Garden Cottage, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA
About Garden Cottage
Garden Cottage is a semi-detached house in Churton, Chester, Chester (CH3 6LA). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on lpg.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 135 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (June 2014). Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £638,000 is 40.2% above the 2014 sale price.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2023OutbuildingIn report
Erection of a greenhouse in rear of garden
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00612/LDC
- Dec 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell Birch tree
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/04625/CAT
What's in Garden Cottage, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£638,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 12 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2014Most recent
£455,000
+35.8%over 7 years10 August 2006
£335,000
+60.8%over 4 years2 April 2002
£208,300
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 6LA: £873,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in CH3 6LA
Churton Lodge, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA
Sold May 2025
£5,000,000Kingsmead, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA
Sold May 2024
£1,285,000Lime Cottage, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA
Sold Nov 2020
£515,000Walnut Cottage, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA
Sold Mar 2019
£271,000The Cottage, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA
Sold Aug 2012
£285,000
Everything we know about Garden Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Chester Road homes
On co₂ emissions, Garden Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,370
Street avg £13,642
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 10.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
White Horse PH — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Farndon Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB