Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Hawthorn Cottage, Broomhill Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7LB
3 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£503,000
- Since the 2017 sale (£395,000)+27%
- Against CH3 7LB's recent median (£185,657)+171%
Newest record on this page: December 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
151 m²
1625 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£503,000
- Against its 2017 sale (£395,000)+27%
- Against CH3 7LB's recent median (£185,657)+171%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Hawthorn Cottage is modelled from its 151 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH3 7LB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
151 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2014
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2017
Recent sales in CH3 7LB
5 sales, median £185,657 (2024–2010)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Hawthorn Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Sales timeline
27 September 2017Most recent
£395,000
+3.3%over 2 years5 December 2014
£382,500
+10.5%over 7 years19 June 2007
£346,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 7LB: £185,657 (2024–2010).
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
£325,0001 Broomhill Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7LB
Sold Jun 2010
£170,000Smithy 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
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Hawthorn Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hawthorn Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Barrow, Chester, Chester (CH3 7LB). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £503,000 is 27.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 41.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (September 2017). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Central heatingYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Hawthorn Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jan 2024
Current Certificate
Jan 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 January 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hawthorn Cottage, Broomhill Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Hawthorn Cottage, Broomhill Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7LB
1decisions6documents
- Sept 2009AmendmentOutcome in report
Replacement Garage
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/11177/LDC
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Versus other Broomhill Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Hawthorn Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,616
Street avg £2,579
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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
0.1 km
Letter Box — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Barrow CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Barrow CofE Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
Nearest stops
- Letter BoxBus stop58m
- Foxcote InnBus stop549m
- Barrowmore HospitalBus stop604m
- Irons LaneBus stop834m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences566 reports46%
- Public Order159 reports13%
- Anti-social Behaviour100 reports8%
- Other Theft99 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH3 7LB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Hawthorn Cottage is modelled from its 151 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH3 7LB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Hawthorn Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Hawthorn Cottage was lodged in January 2014 at band C and expired in January 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Hawthorn Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CH3 7LB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Hawthorn Cottage is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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