Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Hopwood Cottage, Church Road, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9HT
Estimated value
£238,000
Newest record on this page: August 2015. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£238,000
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Hopwood Cottage is modelled from its 81 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CH4 9HT. 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
81 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2015
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in CH4 9HT
No recent sales of other homes in the postcode
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | No sales shown | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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.
Hopwood Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
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.
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 Hopwood Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hopwood Cottage is a semi-detached house in Eccleston, Chester, Chester (CH4 9HT). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Aug 2025
Current Certificate
Aug 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 August 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hopwood Cottage, Church Road, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Hopwood Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other Church Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Hopwood Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 245 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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
Eccleston Terminus — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Eccleston CofE Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Eccleston CofE Primary SchoolPrimary226m
- Huntington Community Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
- Belgrave Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km
- The Catholic High School, ChesterSecondary2.4km
Nearest stops
- Eccleston TerminusBus stop130m
- CE Primary SchoolBus stop176m
- Huntington Hall FarmBus stop1.1km
- Bank of AmericaBus stop1.4km
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 9HT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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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 Hopwood Cottage is modelled from its 81 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CH4 9HT. 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. No sale is recorded for Hopwood Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 Hopwood Cottage was lodged in August 2015 at band D and expired in August 2025, 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. None is matched to Hopwood Cottage. 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 7 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CH4 9HT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Hopwood Cottage is in council tax band C. 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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