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Get startedAlyston is a three-bedroom detached house in Bretton, Chester, Chester (CH4 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £395,000 is 33.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 38.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 102 m² it's 28.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (143 m² median across 20 EPCs). Last sale on file: £295,000 in November 2019.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Erection of single storey and two storey extensions and erection of detached garage
Alyston valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£395,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 10 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 10 years.
Alyston outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,892
Street avg £2,392
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Old Mill House — bus stop.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Erection of single storey and two storey extensions and erection of detached garage
20 November 2019Most recent
£295,000
+20.4%over 9 years1 October 2010
£245,000
+6.5%over 1 year9 September 2009
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 0DX: £446,500 (2025–2022).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
CH4 0QE
Closest school
2.8 km
Dodleston CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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