Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Old Barn, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
129 m²
1389 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About The Old Barn
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 £473,000 sits 170.3% above the 1999 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 37.2% 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.
The Old Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jun 2017EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 June 2027
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Old Barn, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
The Old Barn 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.
The Old Barn has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1999)
£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: £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.
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
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 The Old Barn, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.