The Cottage, Old Coach Road, Barnhill, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9JL
About The Cottage
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 performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2020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
Planning history
The Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2009PorchFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Replacement rear porch
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/11025/FUL
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.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£731,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 23 years.
£537,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
21 November 2018Most recent
£537,000
+283.6%over 23 years31 August 1995
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 9JL: £572,500 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in CH3 9JL
The Old Coach House, Old Coach Road, Barnhill, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9JL
Sold Mar 2021
£1,475,000Cobblestones, Old Coach Road, Barnhill, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9JL
Sold Feb 2021
£555,000Withy Bank, Old Coach Road, Barnhill, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9JL
Sold Feb 2020
£5,000The Sandstone Barn, Old Coach Road, Barnhill, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9JL
Sold Nov 2014
£572,500Firbeck, Old Coach Road, Barnhill, Broxton, Chester, CH3 9JL
Sold Jul 2009
£340,000
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Versus other Old Coach Road homes
Price per m² for The Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,855
Street avg £2,916
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 222 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 13.3 t/year
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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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB