Ash Cottage, Harthill Road, Burwardsley, Chester, CH3 9NU
About Ash Cottage
Ash Cottage is a detached house in Burwardsley, Chester, Chester (CH3 9NU). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (191 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Ash Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 December 2034
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Ash Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Ash Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£369,000
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 9NU: £715,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in CH3 9NU
Fairview, Harthill Road, Burwardsley, Chester, CH3 9NU
Sold Nov 2022
£715,000Mayfield, Harthill Road, Burwardsley, Chester, CH3 9NU
Sold Sept 2020
£575,000Yew Mount, Harthill Road, Burwardsley, Chester, CH3 9NU
Sold Aug 2017
£770,000Broad Rough, Harthill Road, Burwardsley, Chester, CH3 9NU
Sold Sept 2015
£995,000The Old Vicarage, Harthill Road, Burwardsley, Chester, CH3 9NU
Sold Jan 2012
£660,000
Versus other Harthill Road homes
Ash Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 183 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 11.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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
94/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
St John's Church — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







