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The Old Vicarage, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB

Listed building3 sales on record7 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
7
Bathrooms
6
Floor area
390 m²
4202 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 28
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About The Old Vicarage

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

The Old Vicarage is a seven-bedroom detached house in Tarvin, Chester, Chester (CH3 8EB). It has a recorded floor area of 390 m² (around 4202 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 390 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016). Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,305,000 is 11.1% above the 2016 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms7
  • Bathrooms6
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • Period featuresYes
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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

The Old Vicarage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jan 2020

Current Certificate
Jan 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F28
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
32.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 7 January 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildListed buildingDetached over 300m²Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, is a listed building, and is a large detached home over 300m², we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

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

The Old Vicarage has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

7 applications on record at The Old Vicarage, Church Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EB

6decisions2extensions45documents
Flagged:Retrospective
  1. Jun 2011
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Fell 1 Oak tree

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    11/02047/TPO
    Full record in report
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  3. RenovationDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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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.

Latest sale on The Old Vicarage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,305,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£1,175,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 June 2016Most recent

    £1,175,000

    +221.9%over 17 years
  2. 29 October 1998

    £365,000

    +19.7%over 2 years
  3. 27 March 1996

    £305,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8EB: £700,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², The Old Vicarage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,010

Street avg £3,885

Strongly below

Floor Area

390 m²

Street avg 137 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

14 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

32.0 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Strongly below

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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.

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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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 road noise heatmap for CH3 8EB

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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