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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
7
From EPC
Floor area
170 m²
1830 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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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 11 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 £548,000 is 28.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.

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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.

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

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 15 April 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

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

1 application on record at Beech Tree Barn, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE

1decisions
  1. Nov 2015
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome 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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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

£548,000

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

  1. 17 December 2015Most recent

    £425,000

    -1.2%over 1 year
  2. 31 January 2014

    £430,000

    +17.0%over 8 years
  3. 20 December 2005

    £367,500

    +20.5%over 4 years
  4. 17 July 2001

    £305,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8EE: £260,000 (2025–2021).

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

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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

0.0 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 road noise heatmap for CH3 8EE

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
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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