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

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 £257,000 is 23% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 31.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 28.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 16 EPCs).