Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Woodbank Cottage, Harthill Road, Burwardsley, Chester, CH3 9NU
3 sales on record
Estimated value
£465,000
- Since the 2006 sale (£290,000)+60%
- Against CH3 9NU's recent median (£715,000)-35%
Newest record on this page: November 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
75 m²
807 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 34
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£465,000
- Against its 2006 sale (£290,000)+60%
- Against CH3 9NU's recent median (£715,000)-35%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Woodbank Cottage is modelled from its 75 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH3 9NU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
75 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2016
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2006
Recent sales in CH3 9NU
5 sales, median £715,000 (2022–2012)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2022 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Woodbank Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
29 May 2006Most recent
£290,000
+47.2%over 4 years5 July 2001
£197,000
+15.9%over 3 years10 June 1998
£170,000
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
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Woodbank Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Woodbank Cottage is a detached house in Burwardsley, Chester, Chester (CH3 9NU). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 sits 60.3% above the 2006 sale of £290,000. At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (191 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Woodbank 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 20 Apr 2026
Current Certificate
Apr 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 20 April 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Woodbank Cottage, Harthill Road, Burwardsley, Chester, CH3 9NU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Woodbank 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.
Versus other Harthill Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Woodbank Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,867
Street avg £4,407
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 185 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 10.9 t/year
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.
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.
Nearest stops
- St John's ChurchBus stop389m
- Post OfficeBus stop438m
- Post OfficeBus stop478m
- Mickerra FarmBus stop599m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences566 reports46%
- Public Order159 reports13%
- Anti-social Behaviour100 reports8%
- Other Theft99 reports8%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH3 9NU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Woodbank Cottage is modelled from its 75 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH3 9NU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Woodbank Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Woodbank Cottage was lodged in April 2016 at band F and expired in April 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Woodbank Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from CH3 9NU. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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