5 Edgar Place, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JY
About 5 Edgar Place
5 Edgar Place is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Handbridge, Chester, Chester (CH4 7JY). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Held since December 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 77 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 sits 80.9% above the 2001 sale of £178,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle, Detached
Building
- Heating systemElectric
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
5 Edgar Place has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
5 Edgar Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£322,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£178,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 December 2001Most recent
£178,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 7JY: £230,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in CH4 7JY
1 Edgar Place, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JY
Sold Jul 2023
£340,00017 Edgar Place, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JY
Sold Jan 2023
£165,0003 Edgar Place, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JY
Sold Nov 2020
£300,00015 Edgar Place, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JY
Sold Oct 2016
£180,0002 Edgar Place, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JY
Sold Aug 2015
£215,000
Versus other Edgar Place homes
5 Edgar Place outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,312
Street avg £4,024
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Edgar's Field — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Queen's Park High School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB