What type of property is Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB?

Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What did Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB sell for?

Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB last sold for £700,000 in February 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £320,000 in July 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between July 2003 and February 2024, Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB rose from £320,000 to £700,000, a change of £380,000. That works out to roughly +3.9% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB have?

The current EPC rating for Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in April 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB?

Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (2,013 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 207% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH3 8EB. Source: EPC Register.

How is Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB heated?

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

Are there any planning records for Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB?

Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB has council approval for an extension granted in September 2010 under ref. 10/12014/FUL. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB?

Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB located?

Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB sits in Tarvin, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH3 postcode district.

Is Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB in a safe area?

Police records around Glebe Cottage, 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 Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB?

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

How well connected is Glebe Cottage, Church Street, CH3 8EB?

The closest bus stop to Glebe Cottage, 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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Glebe Cottage, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB

3 sales on record5 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

187 m²

2013 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Glebe Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Glebe Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Tarvin, Chester, Chester (CH3 8EB). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.

At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 25.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £700,000 in February 2024.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Glebe Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

9.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

May 2016
Full
In report
Resubmission of approved scheme 15/00876/FUL. Erection of a garage and associated groundworks
Agent
Daniel A Lee Ltd
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
16/01688/FUL
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Apr 2015
OutbuildingFull
In report
Erection of a garage and associated groundworks
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
15/00876/FUL
View planning record

What's in Glebe Cottage, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB's planning history?

3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Glebe Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.

Current estimate

£674,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£700,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

13 February 2024Most recent
£700,000
+12.0%over 4 years
8 August 2019
£625,000
+95.3%over 16 years
10 July 2003
£320,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8EB: £269,000 (2025–2021).

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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.

On years held, Glebe Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,743

Street avg £3,763

On par

Floor Area

187 m²

Street avg 155 m²

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Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

9.2 t/year

Street avg 9.1 t/year

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Area

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.

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

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70 dB

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