What kind of home is 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY?

4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY sell for?

4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY last sold for £280,000 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £53,000 in October 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between October 1999 and October 2021, 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY rose from £53,000 to £280,000, a change of £227,000. That works out to roughly +7.8% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY have?

The current EPC rating for 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in March 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY?

4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH3 7AY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY use?

The latest EPC at 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY?

The only planning records linked to 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY?

4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY is in council tax band D.

Which area is 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY in?

4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY sits in Christleton, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY?

Police records around 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY show an average of 94 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (20% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY?

The closest primary school to 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY is Christleton Primary School (119m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Christleton High School (310m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY?

The closest bus stop to 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, CH3 7AY is High School, 197m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AY

4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 4 Smithy Court

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

4 Smithy Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Christleton, Chester, Chester (CH3 7AY). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold October 2021 for £280,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 15.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Mar 2020

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 8 March 2030

3 years remaining

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 4 Smithy Court, Quarry Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AY

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Jan 2015
Tree WorksHeritage
Outcome in report
Felling of Beech tree (T1) and replacement hornbeam trees
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
14/05009/CAT
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 4 Smithy Court has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£305,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£280,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

21 October 2021Most recent
£280,000
+27.9%over 16 years
15 March 2005
£219,000
+72.4%over 3 years
26 April 2001
£127,000
+139.6%over 1 year
7 October 1999
£53,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 7AY: £350,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CH3 7AY

On the street

Versus other Quarry Lane homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 4 Smithy Court runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,333

Street avg £3,311

On par

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 122 m²

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Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

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£350k

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Area

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Crime

94/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

High School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Christleton Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH3 7AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.2dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for CH3 7AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.2dB

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