Hawthorn Cottage, Bretton Lane, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0DX

Hawthorn Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Bretton, Chester, Chester (CH4 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 sits 73.5% above the 2013 sale of £222,500. At 97 m² it sits well below the postcode median (143 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in June 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.