Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Porthouse Lodge, South Crescent Road, Chester, CH4 7AU
2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
45 m²
480 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Porthouse Lodge
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Porthouse Lodge is a detached house in Chester (CH4 7AU). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 480 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 is 18.2% below the 2013 sale of £573,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,194/sq ft) was about 310.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 years since the last transfer (December 2013). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Porthouse Lodge's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2021
Current Certificate
Oct 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 October 2021
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Porthouse Lodge, South Crescent Road, Chester, CH4 7AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 applications on record at Porthouse Lodge, South Crescent Road, Chester, CH4 7AU
2decisions7documents
- Nov 2010Tree WorksHeritageOutcome in report
Complete removal or reduction of 'Monkey Tree'
- Reference
- 10/12843/CAT
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentAug 2013Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2013)
£573,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 December 2013Most recent
£573,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 7AU: £660,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CH4 7AU
Victoria Lodge, South Crescent Road, Chester, CH4 7AU
Sold Jul 2023
£1,675,000Newlands, South Crescent Road, Chester, CH4 7AU
Sold Mar 2022
£660,00012 South Crescent Road, Chester, CH4 7AU
Sold Sept 2020
£535,000Brunswick House, South Crescent Road, Chester, CH4 7AU
Sold Nov 2019
£1,350,000Fairmead, South Crescent Road, Chester, CH4 7AU
Sold Dec 2018
£580,000
Versus other South Crescent Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Porthouse Lodge runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£12,856
Street avg £4,612
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 244 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 12.2 t/year
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Crime
139/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St George's Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Chester International School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH4 7AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
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