What type of property is Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ?

Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ?

Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ last sold for £435,000 in June 2015, around 11 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ have?

The current EPC rating for Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in March 2010. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ?

Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (1,029 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 48% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH3 8EQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ heated?

The latest EPC at Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ have?

Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in June 2017. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ?

Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ is in council tax band E.

Where is Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ located?

Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ sits in Tarvin, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH3 postcode district.

What is crime like near Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ?

Police records around Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ show an average of 94 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (20% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ?

The closest primary school to Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ is Tarvin Primary School (817m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ?

The closest bus stop to Limes Cottage, Holme Street, CH3 8EQ is Grosvenor Road, 233m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Limes Cottage, Holme Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EQ

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

96 m²

1029 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About Limes Cottage

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

Limes Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Tarvin, Chester, Chester (CH3 8EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1029 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (202 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £506,000 is 16.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£423/sq ft) was about 77.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.

Specifications

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Inside

Bedrooms3

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Limes Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Mar 2020

Current Certificate

Mar 2010

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 2 March 2020

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Limes Cottage, Holme Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Limes Cottage, Holme Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EQ

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Jun 2017
Conditions
Outcome in report
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 13/00842/FUL to change external materials and increase the size of the balcony
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
17/02165/S73
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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.

Current estimate

£506,000

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Last sold (2015)

£435,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

11 June 2015Most recent
£435,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8EQ: £1,050,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in CH3 8EQ

On the street

Versus other Holme Street homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Limes Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,549

Street avg £3,527

Strongly above

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 253 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 13.4 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

94/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Grosvenor Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 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 8EQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH3 8EQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low

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