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5 Ashley Gardens, Lower Hall Lane, Clutton, Chester, CH3 9SE

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
79 m²
845 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Ashley Gardens

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

5 Ashley Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Clutton, Chester, Chester (CH3 9SE). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 845 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 is 35.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 28.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Ashley Gardens sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Feb 2020

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Feb 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2009from Feb 2009
EPC improved fromE54toD59
Hot Water
ImmersionImmersion (Off-Peak)

Hot water system upgraded

Feb 2010from Nov 2009
EPC improved fromD59toE41
Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Ashley Gardens, Lower Hall Lane, Clutton, Chester, CH3 9SE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Ashley Gardens has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Nov 2014
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Two storey side and single storey rear extensions

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    14/04192/FUL
    View planning record

What's in 5 Ashley Gardens, Lower Hall Lane, Clutton, Chester, CH3 9SE'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.

5 Ashley Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£311,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£229,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 August 2014Most recent

    £229,000

    +25.1%over 10 years
  2. 14 November 2003

    £183,000

    +76.0%over 2 years
  3. 6 June 2001

    £104,000

    +15.6%over 4 years
  4. 14 January 1997

    £90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 9SE: £180,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Ashley Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Ashley Gardens is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,916

Street avg £2,804

On par

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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

0.1 km

Holywell Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 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 9SE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH3 9SE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH3 9SE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Ashley Gardens, Lower Hall Lane, Clutton, Chester, CH3 9SE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.