What type of property is 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW?

1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW is an end-of-terrace house.

What did 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW sell for?

1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW last sold for £190,000 in May 2004, around 22 years ago. Before that, it sold for £83,000 in May 2001, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between May 2001 and May 2004, 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW rose from £83,000 to £190,000, a change of £107,000. That works out to roughly +31.6% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW?

The current EPC rating for 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW is F with a score of 23 out of 100, lodged in March 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW?

1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (603 sq ft). That makes it about 56% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH3 7HW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW located?

1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW sits in Great Barrow, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH3 postcode district.

Is 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW in a safe area?

Police records around 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Public order makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW?

The closest primary school to 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW is Barrow CofE Primary School (727m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW?

The closest bus stop to 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW is Stamford Bridge Inn, 536m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7HW

Property type

End terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

56 m²

603 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 23

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Chapel Yard

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

1 Chapel Yard is an end-of-terrace house in Great Barrow, Chester, Chester (CH3 7HW). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 is 34.7% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 39.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

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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.

1 Chapel Yard sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F23

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

10.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7HW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Chapel Yard has no planning applications on record.

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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.

1 Chapel Yard has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£256,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.6% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2004)

£190,000

Growth on file: 31.6% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

17 May 2004Most recent
£190,000
+128.9%over 3 years
10 May 2001
£83,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 7HW: £500,000 (2024–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Barrow Lane homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 Chapel Yard runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,393

Street avg £2,976

On par

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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.

Full Chester report

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

0.5 km

Stamford Bridge Inn — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Barrow CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH3 7HW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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