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Garden Cottage, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA

3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
135 m²
1453 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Garden Cottage

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

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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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2025from Jan 2013
EPC improved fromF30toD57
Heating Controls
FullProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
Very PoorPoor

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Garden Cottage, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jun 2023
    Outbuilding
    In report

    Erection of a greenhouse in rear of garden

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    23/00612/LDC
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2021
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Fell Birch tree

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    21/04625/CAT
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£638,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 12 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£455,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2014Most recent

    £455,000

    +35.8%over 7 years
  2. 10 August 2006

    £335,000

    +60.8%over 4 years
  3. 2 April 2002

    £208,300

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 6LA: £873,000 (2025–2013).

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On the street

Versus other Chester Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, Garden Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,370

Street avg £13,642

On par

Floor Area

135 m²

Street avg 134 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 10.8 t/year

Strongly above
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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH3 6LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Garden Cottage, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.