Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Porthouse, South Crescent Road, Chester, CH4 7AU
4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
186 m²
2007 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Porthouse
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Porthouse is a detached house in Chester (CH4 7AU). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2007 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Oct 2021
Current Certificate
Oct 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 October 2021
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Porthouse, South Crescent Road, Chester, CH4 7AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 applications on record at Porthouse, South Crescent Road, Chester, CH4 7AU
4decisions16documents
- May 2007Tree WorksHeritageOutcome in report
Remove one fir tree and one blue ceder in front garden
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00384/CAT
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationMay 2014Decision
- Tree WorksFeb 2014Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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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.
Porthouse has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£702,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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.
EPC Rating for Porthouse lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 226 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 11.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
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65 dB
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80 dB
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