2 Church View Cottages, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB
About 2 Church View Cottages
2 Church View Cottages is a semi-detached house in Tarvin, Chester, Chester (CH3 8EB). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–68 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (64 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in March 2005. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 is 15.8% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 32.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 15 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Connected to mains gas supply
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Connected to mains gas supply
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
2 Church View Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2004ExtensionIn 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
What's in 2 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.
Sales history & valuation
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£209,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 2005Most recent
£209,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8EB: £400,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CH3 8EB
Hamilton House, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB
Sold Jul 2025
£1,025,000Glebe Cottage, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB
Sold Feb 2024
£700,0002 Tarvin Mews, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB
Sold Jan 2024
£269,0001 Church View Cottages, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB
Sold Mar 2023
£265,0001 Tarvin Mews, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB
Sold Jul 2022
£400,000
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Versus other Church Street homes
2 Church View Cottages is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 57 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.1 km
St Andrew's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Tarvin Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB