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Briarfields, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LB

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
182 m²
1959 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Briarfields

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

Briarfields is a detached house in Churton, Chester, Chester (CH3 6LB). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since May 1997, a hold of 29 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. At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £640,000 sits 402% above the 1997 sale of £127,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 76.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a porch, 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.

Briarfields ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Briarfields, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2010
    PorchFull
    In report

    Replacement porch

    Extension
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    10/10452/FUL
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What's in Briarfields, Chester Road, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LB'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.

Briarfields's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£640,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1997)

£127,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 May 1997Most recent

    £127,500

Median price across the last 4 sales in CH3 6LB: £421,250 (2025–2004).

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On the street

Versus other Chester Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Briarfields runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£701

Street avg £3,005

Strongly below

Floor Area

182 m²

Street avg 154 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 10.8 t/year

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

0.2 km

White Horse PH — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Farndon Primary School. 1 school 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 6LB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH3 6LB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH3 6LB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

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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