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Get startedIvy Cottages is a semi-detached house in Bretton, Chester, Chester (CH4 0DU). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 110), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 15.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 36.4% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £182,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.8% per year over 3 years.
£182,500
Growth on file: 15.8% per year over 3 years.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bretton Lane End — bus stop.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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23 April 2021Most recent
£182,500
+52.1%over 2 years12 June 2018
£120,000
CH4 0JH
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