The Limes, Holme Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EQ
About The Limes
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). Today's modelled estimate of £1,019,000 is 10.2% above the 2022 sale price. 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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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Limes's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Limes has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,019,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£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
Everything we know about The Limes, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Holme Street homes
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
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
0.2 km
Grosvenor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Tarvin Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB