Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Church View Cottages is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tarvin, Chester, Chester (CH3 8EB). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £265,000 in March 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 23.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 June 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, has solid (non-cavity) walls, and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
1 Church View Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 Church View Cottages, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extensions to rear and change windows to rear to smaller cottage type
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2004.
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 19 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 19 years.
17 March 2023Most recent
£265,000
+36.6%over 16 years21 December 2006
£194,000
+16.2%over 1 year11 March 2005
£167,000
+94.2%over 7 months29 July 2004
£86,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8EB: £700,000 (2025–2022).
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Sold Feb 2024
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Sold Jan 2024
1 Tarvin Mews, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB
Sold Jul 2022
Floor Area for 1 Church View Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,077
Street avg £3,751
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
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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
St Andrew's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Tarvin Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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