Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lane Cottage, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
About Lane Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lane Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Tarvin, Chester, Chester (CH3 8EE). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
At 89 m² it's 27.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 23 EPCs).
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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.
Lane Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Mar 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 March 2032
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lane Cottage, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lane Cottage 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.
Lane Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Lane Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 170 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 10.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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 Lane Cottage, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.