The Gables, Cross Lanes, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8HS
About The Gables
The Gables is a detached house in Tarvin, Chester, Chester (CH3 8HS). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Gables's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Gables has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Sept 2025ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed single storey side extensions.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01112/LDC
- May 2025ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension to form an additional storey to the existing dwelling
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01111/PAA
What's in The Gables, Cross Lanes, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8HS's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The Gables has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8HS: £195,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in CH3 8HS
4 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8HS
Sold Sept 2023
£195,00011 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8HS
Sold Sept 2021
£205,00012 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8HS
Sold Jun 2021
£165,0007 Austins Hill, Cross Lanes, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8HS
Sold Nov 2020
£225,000Oaklands, Cross Lanes, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8HS
Sold Feb 2014
£645,000
Everything we know about The Gables, 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 Cross Lanes homes
On epc rating, The Gables runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB