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1 Church View Cottages, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB

Swimming poolExtendable4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 1 Church View Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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 29% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • OutbuildingsYes
  • Swimming poolYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2020from Oct 2008
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Church View Cottages, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Church View Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Apr 2004
    Extension
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey extensions to rear and change windows to rear to smaller cottage type

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    04/00269/FUL
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What's in 1 Church View Cottages, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2004.

Current estimate

£291,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£265,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 March 2023Most recent

    £265,000

    +36.6%over 16 years
  2. 21 December 2006

    £194,000

    +16.2%over 1 year
  3. 11 March 2005

    £167,000

    +94.2%over 7 months
  4. 29 July 2004

    £86,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8EB: £400,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 1 Church View Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,077

Street avg £3,716

Strongly above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 169 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 9.8 t/year

Strongly above
Area

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

1/mo

Steady 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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH3 8EB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH3 8EB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH3 8EB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Church View Cottages, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.