The Old Barn, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE
About The Old Barn
The Old Barn is a detached house in Tarvin, Chester, Chester (CH3 8EE). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).
Held since July 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £494,000 sits 182.3% above the 1999 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 31.4% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Old Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Old Barn has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The Old Barn has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£494,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 July 1999Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8EE: £425,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in CH3 8EE
26 High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE
Sold Mar 2024
£260,00024 High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE
Sold Jan 2023
£250,00063 High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE
Sold Feb 2021
£695,0001 Well Cottage, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE
Sold Aug 2019
£440,000Beech Tree Barn, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE
Sold Dec 2015
£425,000
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Versus other High Street homes
The Old Barn outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,357
Street avg £2,627
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 10.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB