Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB
4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 4 Church View Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Church View Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tarvin, Chester, Chester (CH3 8EB). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £265,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2014. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 29.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
4 Church View Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2024
Current Certificate
Apr 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 April 2024
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB
1decisions7documents
- Feb 2014RenovationFullOutcome in report
Replacement windows including installation of two new windows, alterations to a gable window and installation of three conservation roof lights to the rear elevation.
New Windows- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/05300/FUL
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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.
4 Church View Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2013.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£283,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.8% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2021)
£265,000
Growth on file: 11.8% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2021Most recent
£265,000
+17.8%over 3 years8 December 2017
£225,000
+11.1%over 3 years29 May 2014
£202,500
+84.1%over 7 months30 October 2013
£110,000
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 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
4 Church View Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,897
Street avg £3,774
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
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
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65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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