2 Arden Close, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8JN
About 2 Arden Close
2 Arden Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Tarvin, Chester, Chester (CH3 8JN). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £206,000 is 34.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 26.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. At 43 m² it's 25.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 7 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Arden Close has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension to bungalow
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00189/FUL
What's in 2 Arden Close, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8JN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Arden Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£206,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 11 years.
£153,500
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
14 December 2017Most recent
£153,500
+18.1%over 10 years17 May 2007
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 8JN: £237,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CH3 8JN
1 Arden Close, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8JN
Sold Apr 2025
£274,5007 Arden Close, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8JN
Sold May 2024
£223,0005 Arden Close, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8JN
Sold Oct 2023
£237,0009 Arden Close, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8JN
Sold Jun 2009
£125,00010 Arden Close, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8JN
Sold Jan 2004
£121,500
Everything we know about 2 Arden Close, 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 Arden Close homes
Floor Area for 2 Arden Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,570
Street avg £3,361
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
0.1 km
Woodward Walk — 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
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB