Charity Cottage, Holywell Lane, Clutton, Chester, CH3 9ET
About Charity Cottage
Charity Cottage is a detached house in Clutton, Chester, Chester (CH3 9ET). It has a recorded floor area of 308 m² (around 3315 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on oil.
At 308 m² the property is well over the postcode median (223 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. 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
Charity Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Charity Cottage has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Ground floor extension to the side of the property.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/02807/FUL
What's in Charity Cottage, Holywell Lane, Clutton, Chester, CH3 9ET's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Charity Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£855,000
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 9ET: £825,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CH3 9ET
Holywell Cottage, Holywell Lane, Clutton, Chester, CH3 9ET
Sold Apr 2024
£850,000Charity Farm, Holywell Lane, Clutton, Chester, CH3 9ET
Sold Oct 2023
£860,000Clutton Grange, Holywell Lane, Clutton, Chester, CH3 9ET
Sold Jul 2021
£825,000Three Gables, Holywell Lane, Clutton, Chester, CH3 9ET
Sold Jun 2021
£492,500Orchard Cottage, Holywell Lane, Clutton, Chester, CH3 9ET
Sold Jun 2019
£325,000
Everything we know about Charity Cottage, 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 Holywell Lane homes
Habitable Rooms for Charity Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
308 m²
Street avg 224 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Holywell Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Clutton Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB