Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Brook Cottages, Gongar Lane, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BA
1 planning record
Estimated value
£472,000
- Since the 2002 sale (£245,000)+93%
Newest record on this page: April 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
130 m²
1399 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 19
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£472,000
- Against its 2002 sale (£245,000)+93%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Brook Cottages is modelled from its 130 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH3 8BA. 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
130 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2024
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2002
Recent sales in CH3 8BA
No recent sales of other homes in the postcode
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2002 | 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.
Sales timeline
11 July 2002Most recent
£245,000
+47.8%over 2 years28 October 1999
£165,789
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 1 Brook Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Brook Cottages is a semi-detached house in Ashton Hayes, Chester, Chester (CH3 8BA). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in July 2002. Across 1999–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 sits 92.7% above the 2002 sale of £245,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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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.
1 Brook Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Aug 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G19
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 August 2034
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Brook Cottages, Gongar Lane, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 1 Brook Cottages, Gongar Lane, Ashton Hayes, Chester, CH3 8BA
1decisions15documents
- Apr 2025RenovationOutcome in report
Installation of rendered external wall insulation & air source heat pump
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/03654/FUL
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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
0.5 km
Ashton Hayes School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ashton Hayes Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Ashton Hayes Primary SchoolPrimary437m
- Kelsall Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary3.0km
Nearest stops
- Ashton Hayes SchoolBus stop467m
- Gongar LaneBus stop634m
- Golden Lion PHBus stop747m
- Delamere Lane EndBus stop1.1km
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 8BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached BungalowEPC GPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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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 1 Brook Cottages is modelled from its 130 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH3 8BA. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Brook Cottages. 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 1 Brook Cottages was lodged in August 2024 at band G and is valid until August 2034. 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 1 Brook Cottages. 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 2 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CH3 8BA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Brook Cottages is in council tax band D. 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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