What kind of home is 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS?

12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS is a mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS?

12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS last sold for £165,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £50,000 in June 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS?

Across 3 sales between June 2002 and June 2021, 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS rose from £50,000 to £165,000, a change of £115,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in August 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS?

12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS use?

The latest EPC at 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS?

12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS in?

12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS sits in Tarvin, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS?

Police records around 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Public order makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS?

The closest primary school to 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS is Tarvin Primary School (716m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS?

The closest bus stop to 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, CH3 8HS is Austins Hill, 66m away. In total there are 26 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8HS

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 12 Austins Hill

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

12 Austins Hill is a mid-terrace house in Tarvin, Chester, Chester (CH3 8HS). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 is 14.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 37.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £165,000. 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

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8HS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Austins Hill has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.

Current estimate

£189,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£165,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

24 June 2021Most recent
£165,000
+170.5%over 18 years
24 July 2002
£61,000
+22.0%
11 June 2002
£50,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8HS: £205,000 (2023–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Cross Lanes homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 12 Austins Hill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,230

Street avg £2,535

Below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Strongly above

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

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chester district page.

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Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Austins Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 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 8HS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH3 8HS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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