3 Bretton Lane, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0DX
About 3 Bretton Lane
3 Bretton Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Bretton, Chester, Chester (CH4 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1511 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 is 47.2% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 18.7% below the postcode norm. On the market in January 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
3 Bretton Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Bretton Lane has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3 Bretton Lane, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0DX
- Jul 2008ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Erection of a conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 044978
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Sales history & valuation
3 Bretton Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 12 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
14 January 2013Most recent
£250,000
+100.0%over 12 years6 August 2000
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 0DX: £446,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CH4 0DX
Appleby, Bretton Lane, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0DX
Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Nov 2024
£470,000Ash Cottage, Bretton Lane, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0DX
Sold Jul 2024
£446,5002 Elms Farm Barn, Bretton Lane, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0DX
Sold Mar 2024
£625,000Catchpenny Cottage, Bretton Lane, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0DX
Sold Dec 2022
£250,000
Versus other Bretton Lane homes
Price per m² for 3 Bretton Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,780
Street avg £2,466
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Old Mill House — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
Dodleston CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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