Holywell Cottage, Holywell Lane, Clutton, Chester, CH3 9ET
About Holywell Cottage
Holywell Cottage is a detached house in Clutton, Chester, Chester (CH3 9ET). It has a recorded floor area of 308 m² (around 3315 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. 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). Today's modelled estimate of £955,000 is 12.4% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 35.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Sold April 2024 for £850,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Holywell Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2023ConditionsIn report
To discharge conditions 3 (materials), 10 (external lighting), 12 (drainage strategy) and 14 (Landscaping details) of planning permission 20/04481/FUL
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02604/DIS
- Dec 2004RenovationIn report
To install new private driveway
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/01288/FUL
What's in Holywell 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
Holywell Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£955,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£850,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 April 2024Most recent
£850,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 9ET: £680,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CH3 9ET
Charity 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
£325,000Sunnyridge, Holywell Lane, Clutton, Chester, CH3 9ET
Sold Nov 2018
£680,000
Everything we know about Holywell 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
Years Held for Holywell Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,760
Street avg £2,406
Floor Area
308 m²
Street avg 224 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
0.3 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