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4 Elms Farm Barn, Bretton Lane, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0DX

EPC B1 planning record

Estimated value

£505,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£450,000)+12%
  • Against CH4 0DX's recent median (£340,000)+49%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Floor area
190 m²
2045 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£505,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£450,000)+12%
  • Against CH4 0DX's recent median (£340,000)+49%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 4 Elms Farm Barn is modelled from its 190 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CH4 0DX. 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

    190 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2022

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in CH4 0DX

    5 sales, median £340,000 (2025–2024)

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SalesLatest sale shown: December 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 March 2022Most recent

    £450,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 0DX: £340,000 (2025–2024).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 4 Elms Farm Barn, Bretton Lane, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0DX. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn 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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Overview

About 4 Elms Farm Barn

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

4 Elms Farm Barn is an end-of-terrace house in Bretton, Chester, Chester (CH4 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900. The latest certificate (January 2022) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average.

At 190 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2024. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £505,000 is 12.2% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £450,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Jan 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 31 January 2032

5 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Elms Farm Barn, Bretton Lane, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 4 Elms Farm Barn, Bretton Lane, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0DX

1decisions7documents2nearby
  1. Feb 2024
    RenovationFull
    Outcome in report

    Removal and replacement of existing wooden windows and doors/bi-folds to match the three windows already replaced, to black aluminium.

    New Windows
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    FUL/000923/23
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 2 notable nearby
  • The 7 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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On the street

Versus other Bretton Lane homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Elms Farm Barn outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,368

Street avg £2,526

Below

Floor Area

190 m²

Street avg 157 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 6 years

Above
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.
Full Chester report

Crime

139/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

  • Dodleston CofE Primary SchoolPrimary2.8km

Nearest stops

  • Old Mill HouseBus stop244m
  • Airbus BroughtonBus stop445m
  • Bretton Lane EndBus stop508m
  • Broughton Park TescoBus stop541m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences866 reports42%
  • Anti-social Behaviour284 reports14%
  • Public Order225 reports11%
  • Shoplifting176 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC BPre-1919 build

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 Elms Farm Barn is modelled from its 190 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CH4 0DX. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 4 Elms Farm Barn. 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 4 Elms Farm Barn was lodged in January 2022 at band B and is valid until January 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 4 Elms Farm Barn. 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 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CH4 0DX, not by walking route.
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