3 Overleigh Terrace, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JR
About 3 Overleigh Terrace
3 Overleigh Terrace is a mid-terrace house in Handbridge, Chester, Chester (CH4 7JR). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 is 35.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 20.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
Energy performance
3 Overleigh Terrace ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 Overleigh Terrace has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
3 Overleigh Terrace's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.4% per year over 10 years.
£166,000
Growth on file: 0.4% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
4 October 2017Most recent
£166,000
+4.4%over 10 years14 June 2007
£159,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 7JR: £215,000 (2025–2002).
Nearby sales in CH4 7JR
Versus other Overleigh Terrace homes
3 Overleigh Terrace outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,018
Street avg £3,141
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 10.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Brown's Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB







