Ridding Bank Cottage, Harthill Road, Burwardsley, Chester, CH3 9NU
About Ridding Bank Cottage
Ridding Bank Cottage is a detached house in Burwardsley, Chester, Chester (CH3 9NU). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 104 m² it sits well below the postcode median (191 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Ridding Bank 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2025Demolition And RebuildOtherIn report
Demolition of existing house and coach house/garage and the construction of a replacement dwelling and detached garage
- Documents
- 40 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01963/FUL
What's in Ridding Bank Cottage, Harthill Road, Burwardsley, Chester, CH3 9NU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Ridding Bank Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£389,000
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
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Versus other Harthill Road homes
Ridding Bank Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 188 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 11.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 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
0.4 km
St John's Church — bus stop.
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The full 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