1 Cowthorne Drive, Waverton, Chester, CH3 7QL
About 1 Cowthorne Drive
1 Cowthorne Drive is a detached house in Waverton, Chester, Chester (CH3 7QL). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in October 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 sits 318.8% above the 1996 sale of £112,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. 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
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Cowthorne Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Cowthorne Drive has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2022ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02921/FUL
- Nov 2005RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of existing flat roof with pitched roof
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/01646/FUL
What's in 1 Cowthorne Drive, Waverton, Chester, CH3 7QL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Cowthorne Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£112,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 October 1996Most recent
£112,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CH3 7QL: £192,125 (2005–1996).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hurstwood — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Waverton Community Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB