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

The Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bretton, Chester, Chester (CH4 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 15.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 190 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £470,000 in November 2024.