Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Limes, Holme Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EQ
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
13
From EPC
Floor area
441 m²
4747 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 34
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About The Limes
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Limes is a detached house in Tarvin, Chester, Chester (CH3 8EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 441 m² (around 4747 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump.
At 441 m² the property is well over the postcode median (183 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 29.2% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £925,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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 Limes's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Mar 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
29.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 March 2031
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildDetached over 300m²Extended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Limes, Holme Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
The Limes 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 latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£968,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£925,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 July 2022Most recent
£925,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8EQ: £1,050,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CH3 8EQ
Holme Bank, Sangster, Holme Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EQ
Sold Sept 2024
£1,330,000Meadow Barn, Holme Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EQ
Sold Jun 2023
£1,050,000Holme Glen, Holme Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EQ
Sold Jan 2023
£1,800,000Bank Cottage, Holme Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EQ
Sold Jun 2021
£585,000Fernleigh, Holme Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EQ
Sold Dec 2019
£540,000
Versus other Holme Street homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for The Limes lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,098
Street avg £3,877
Floor Area
441 m²
Street avg 219 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
29.6 t/year
Street avg 10.8 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
0.2 km
Grosvenor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 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 8EQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB
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 Limes, Holme Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.