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About Bretton Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bretton Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bretton, Chester, Chester (CH4 0DW). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Bretton Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F22
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Bretton Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£216,000
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.
Versus other Bretton Lane homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Bretton Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
22 (F)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 174 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Old Mill House — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH4 0DW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 31 points of interest in total.
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