What kind of home is Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW?

Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW is a 4-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW sell for?

Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW last sold for £500,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW have?

The current EPC rating for Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in September 2025. It has dropped from a C recorded in August 2011 (2 bands). The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW?

Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (2,207 sq ft), around 51 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 71% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH3 7HW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW use?

The latest EPC at Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW in?

Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW sits in Great Barrow, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW?

Police records around Milton Brook Cottage, 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.

What schools are near Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW?

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

What is the nearest station to Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, CH3 7HW?

The closest bus stop to Milton Brook Cottage, 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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Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7HW

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

205 m²

2207 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Milton Brook Cottage

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

Milton Brook Cottage is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Great Barrow, Chester, Chester (CH3 7HW). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £706,000 is 41.2% above the 2021 sale price. Sold March 2021 for £500,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble

Building

Heating systemOil

Energy

Energy performance

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

Milton Brook Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Sept 2025

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

9.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2013from Aug 2011

EPC improved fromC70toD63

Heating Controls

FullProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Sept 2025from Oct 2013

EPC improved fromD63toE54

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting

72%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Milton Brook Cottage, Barrow Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7HW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Milton Brook Cottage has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£706,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£500,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

23 March 2021Most recent
£500,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 7HW: £537,500 (2024–2011).

Nearby sales in CH3 7HW

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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.

Milton Brook Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,439

Street avg £3,095

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Floor Area

205 m²

Street avg 113 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.3 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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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