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About 17 Bracken Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Bracken Close is a semi-detached house in Broughton, Chester, Chester (CH4 0SL). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in June 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 48 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 sits 289.1% above the 1997 sale of £46,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 53.1% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
17 Bracken Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Bracken Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£179,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£46,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bracken Close homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 17 Bracken Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£958
Street avg £2,319
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH4 0SL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 31 points of interest in total.
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