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The Cottage, Old Coach Road, Barnhill, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9JL

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
111 m²
1190 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Cottage

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

The Cottage is a detached house in Broxton, Chester, Chester (CH3 9JL). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1190 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 111 m² it sits well below the postcode median (171 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £731,000 is 36.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£451/sq ft) was about 95.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £537,000 in November 2018.

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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.

The Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Old Coach Road, Barnhill, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Aug 2009
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Replacement rear porch

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    09/11025/FUL
    View planning record

What's in The Cottage, Old Coach Road, Barnhill, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9JL's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

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 1995.

Current estimate

£731,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£537,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 November 2018Most recent

    £537,000

    +283.6%over 23 years
  2. 31 August 1995

    £140,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 9JL: £572,500 (2021–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Old Coach Road homes

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

Price per m² for The Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,855

Street avg £2,916

Strongly above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 222 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.6 t/year

Street avg 13.3 t/year

Above
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.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Barnhill Farm — bus stop.

Closest school

2.1 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH3 9JL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH3 9JL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH3 9JL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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