What kind of home is Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE?

Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE is a semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE?

Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE last sold for £425,000 in December 2015, around 10 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £305,000 in July 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE changed over time?

Across 4 sales between July 2001 and December 2015, Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE rose from £305,000 to £425,000, a change of £120,000. That works out to roughly +2.3% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE?

The current EPC rating for Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in April 2015. It has dropped from a D recorded in August 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE?

Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (1,830 sq ft). That makes it about 38% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH3 8EE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE use?

The latest EPC at Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE had any planning applications?

The only planning records linked to Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE?

Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE is in council tax band E.

Which area is Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE in?

Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE sits in Tarvin, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH3 postcode district.

What is crime like near Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE?

Police records around Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE 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.

What schools are near Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE?

The closest primary school to Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE is Tarvin Primary School (614m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE?

The closest bus stop to Beech Tree Barn, High Street, CH3 8EE is Methodist Church, 18m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Beech Tree Barn, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE

4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

170 m²

1830 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Beech Tree Barn

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

Beech Tree Barn is a semi-detached house in Tarvin, Chester, Chester (CH3 8EE). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in December 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £536,000 is 26.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 62.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Beech Tree Barn'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 15 Apr 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Apr 2015

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

10.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Beech Tree Barn, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Nov 2015
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Fell to Ground level two mature beech trees within the front and rear gardens of Beech Tree Barn. The twoo trees have been inspected by suitably qualified contractors and the Council Tree Officer and a significant decay fungi Ganoderma spp. has been identified in both trees. Further to this a visual inspection also identified a number of significant structural weaknessess and areas of decay, this leaves the tree at an increased risk of a substantial failure of part or parts of the tree failing. The trees will be removed for reasons of safety.
Reference
15/04642/TPE
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What's in Beech Tree Barn, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE'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.

Beech Tree Barn valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£536,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£425,000

Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

17 December 2015Most recent
£425,000
-1.2%over 1 year
31 January 2014
£430,000
+17.0%over 8 years
20 December 2005
£367,500
+20.5%over 4 years
17 July 2001
£305,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8EE: £405,000 (2024–2015).

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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Beech Tree Barn lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £2,523

On par

Floor Area

170 m²

Street avg 165 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 10.5 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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

0.0 km

Methodist 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 8EE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH3 8EE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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