School House, Stannage Lane, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LE
About School House
School House is a semi-detached house in Churton, Chester, Chester (CH3 6LE). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 147 m² it's 25.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (198 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
School House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at School House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Sept 2025Tree WorksIn report
Weeping Willow (5410) - Reduce extended branch south by 3m to maintain clearance.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02285/CAT
- Oct 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Walnut (Decei1-1020) - reduce upper crown throughout by 2m, reduce west scaffold by 2m throughout. To reduce loading to main stem and decayed scaffolds upper crown.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/03288/TPO
What's in School House, Stannage Lane, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
School House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£537,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 6LE: £670,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CH3 6LE
Ferry View, Stannage Lane, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LE
Sold Jun 2024
£895,000Westleigh, Stannage Lane, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LE
Sold Jun 2024
£975,000Cyrene, Stannage Lane, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LE
Sold Sept 2023
£670,000Holly Lodge, Stannage Lane, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LE
Sold Jun 2022
£620,000Greenhaven, Stannage Lane, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LE
Sold Feb 2022
£622,000
Everything we know about School House, in one report
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Versus other Stannage Lane homes
On epc rating, School House runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 214 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.2 km
White Horse PH — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 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
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB