Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
61a, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
156 m²
1679 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Tenure
Private Rental
About 61a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
61a is a semi-detached house in Tarvin, Chester, Chester (CH3 8EE). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 156 m² this is the 19th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 58–853 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 24 units on file.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in June 2011. At 156 m² it's 26.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 23 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 is 10.4% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 19.9% below the postcode norm.
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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.
61a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jan 2025
Current Certificate
Jan 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 January 2025
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Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC EPre-1919 build
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 61a, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
61a has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
61a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2011)
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 June 2011Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8EE: £260,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CH3 8EE
61 High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE
Sold Feb 2025
£650,00026 High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE
Sold Mar 2024
£260,00024 High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE
Sold Jan 2023
£250,00034 High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE
Sold Apr 2021
£200,00063 High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE
Sold Feb 2021
£695,000
Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
61a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,731
Street avg £1,810
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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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
0.0 km
Methodist 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 8EE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 61a, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.