The Shieling, Church Lane, Hargrave, Chester, CH3 7RN
About The Shieling
The Shieling is a detached house in Hargrave, Chester, Chester (CH3 7RN). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 is 20.3% below the 2023 sale of £610,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£616/sq ft) was about 207.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 92 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 8 EPCs). Sold October 2023 for £610,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
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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 Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2004ConservatoryIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to rear of property
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/01357/FUL
What's in The Shieling, Church Lane, Hargrave, Chester, CH3 7RN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Shieling was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£486,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 24 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2023Most recent
£610,000
+293.5%over 24 years24 June 1999
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 7RN: £250,000 (2022–1999).
Nearby sales in CH3 7RN
3 Church Lane, Hargrave, Chester, CH3 7RN
Sold Sept 2022
£453,902Mayfield House, Church Lane, Hargrave, Chester, CH3 7RN
Sold Nov 2015
£385,000The Willows, Church Lane, Hargrave, Chester, CH3 7RN
Sold Feb 2000
£179,500Bursledon, Church Lane, Hargrave, Chester, CH3 7RN
Sold May 1999
£115,000Scots Pines, Church Lane, Hargrave, Chester, CH3 7RN
Sold Feb 1998
£128,700
Everything we know about The Shieling, 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 Church Lane homes
Price per m² for The Shieling runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,630
Street avg £2,400
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
0.6 km
The Poplars — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Tattenhall Park Primary School. 2 schools 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
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB