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

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
56 m²
603 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 23
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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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 £277,000 is 45.8% 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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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Current Certificate
Mar 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F23
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 2 March 2027

5 months remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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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.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

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

£277,000

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

  1. 17 May 2004Most recent

    £190,000

    +128.9%over 3 years
  2. 10 May 2001

    £83,000

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

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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Chapel Yard

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

94/mo

Falling 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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 7HW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH3 7HW

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Chapel Yard, Barrow Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7HW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.