What type of property is 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB?

4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB?

4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB last sold for £265,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £110,000 in October 2013. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB?

Across 4 sales between October 2013 and September 2021, 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB rose from £110,000 to £265,000, a change of £155,000. That works out to roughly +11.8% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB?

The current EPC rating for 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in April 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB?

4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH3 8EB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB have?

4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in February 2014. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB located?

4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB sits in Tarvin, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH3 postcode district.

Is 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB in a safe area?

Police records around 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Public order makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB?

The closest primary school to 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB is Tarvin Primary School (612m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB?

The closest bus stop to 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, CH3 8EB is St Andrew's Church, 55m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

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 30% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

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

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Feb 2014
RenovationFull
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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What's in 4 Church View Cottages, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB's planning history?

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Price

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

£279,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.8% per year over 8 years.

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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 years
8 December 2017
£225,000
+11.1%over 3 years
29 May 2014
£202,500
+84.1%over 7 months
30 October 2013
£110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8EB: £400,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CH3 8EB

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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.

4 Church View Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,897

Street avg £3,741

On par

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 168 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 9.9 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Chester report

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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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· 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

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