1 Broomhill Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7LB
About 1 Broomhill Lane
1 Broomhill Lane is a semi-detached house in Great Barrow, Chester, Chester (CH3 7LB). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 sits 105.3% above the 2010 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 46.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Broomhill Lane has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and two storey side extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/05439/FUL
What's in 1 Broomhill Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7LB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£170,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 June 2010Most recent
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 7LB: £325,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in CH3 7LB
9 Broomhill Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7LB
Sold Dec 2024
£310,00013 Broomhill Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7LB
Sold Mar 2021
£325,000Hawthorn Cottage, Broomhill Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7LB
Sold Sept 2017
£395,000Smithy Cottage, Broomhill Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7LB
Sold Jul 2006
£492,500Broomhill, Broomhill Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7LB
Sold Mar 2005
£395,000
Everything we know about 1 Broomhill Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Broomhill Lane homes
Price per m² for 1 Broomhill Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,288
Street avg £3,022
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Letter Box — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Barrow CofE 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
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB