Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Church View Cottages, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB
1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 02
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
61 m²
657 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
About 3 Church View Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Church View Cottages is a semi-detached house in Tarvin, Chester, Chester (CH3 8EB). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 61 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band.
At 61 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 16 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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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.
Current Certificate
Feb 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 February 2034
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Victorian-era2nd Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 build
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Church View Cottages, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 3 Church View Cottages, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB
1decisions3documents
- Nov 2020Tree WorksOutcome in report
Removal of 1x scots pine
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/03832/CAT
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Church View Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£184,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8EB: £700,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CH3 8EB
The Flaggs, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB
Sold Nov 2025
£900,000Hamilton 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
£265,000
Versus other Church Street homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 3 Church View Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 56 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.1 km
St Andrew's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Tarvin Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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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 8EB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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