Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Cottage Road, Chester, CH4 7QB
2 planning records
Estimated value
£383,000
- Since the 2015 sale (£299,000)+28%
- Against CH4 7QB's recent median (£342,000)+12%
Newest record on this page: June 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
95 m²
1027 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£383,000
- Against its 2015 sale (£299,000)+28%
- Against CH4 7QB's recent median (£342,000)+12%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 7 Cottage Road is modelled from its 95 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CH4 7QB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
95 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2011
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2015
Recent sales in CH4 7QB
5 sales, median £342,000 (2024–2015)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
7 Cottage Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
26 October 2015Most recent
£299,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 7QB: £342,000 (2024–2015).
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 7 Cottage Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 Cottage Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Chester (CH4 7QB). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1027 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2011) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from December 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in October 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. At 95 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 7 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 is 28.1% above the 2015 sale price.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
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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.
7 Cottage Road'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 Dec 2021
Current Certificate
Dec 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 December 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 7 Cottage Road, Chester, CH4 7QB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey side and rear extension at 7 Cottage Road.
2 applications on record at 7 Cottage Road, Chester, CH4 7QB
2decisions1extensions17documents
- Mar 2018ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00249/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ApplicationJun 2021Decision
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Versus other Cottage Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
7 Cottage Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,135
Street avg £3,261
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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
139/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ash Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Belgrave Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Belgrave Primary SchoolPrimary170m
- The Catholic High School, ChesterSecondary827m
- Lache Primary SchoolPrimary891m
- St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary977m
Nearest stops
- Ash GroveBus stop95m
- ShopsBus stop315m
- Rushfield RoadBus stop343m
- Dennis DriveBus stop348m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences866 reports42%
- Anti-social Behaviour284 reports14%
- Public Order225 reports11%
- Shoplifting176 reports8%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH4 7QB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 7 Cottage Road is modelled from its 95 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CH4 7QB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 7 Cottage Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 7 Cottage Road was lodged in December 2011 at band D and expired in December 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 7 Cottage Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CH4 7QB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 7 Cottage Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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