Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Hill Farm Cottage, Rake Lane, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9JN
Estimated value
£254,000
- Against CH4 9JN's recent median (£410,000)-38%
Newest record on this page: July 2024. 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
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£254,000
- Against CH4 9JN's recent median (£410,000)-38%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Hill Farm Cottage is modelled from its 82 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CH4 9JN. 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
82 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2024
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in CH4 9JN
5 sales, median £410,000 (2023–1998)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2023 | 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.
Hill Farm 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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 9JN: £410,000 (2023–1998).
Nearby sales in CH4 9JN
Saxonbury, Rake Lane, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9JN
Sold Aug 2023
£1,150,000Calverley, Rake Lane, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9JN
Sold Jul 2022
£1,150,000Half Moon, Rake Lane, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9JN
Sold Jan 2017
£410,000Elmwood, Rake Lane, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9JN
Sold Nov 2002
£285,000Mill Hill House, Rake Lane, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9JN
Sold Jul 1998
£300,000
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 Hill Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hill Farm Cottage is a semi-detached house in Eccleston, Chester, Chester (CH4 9JN). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (256 m² across 8 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.
Current Certificate
Jul 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 July 2034
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hill Farm Cottage, Rake Lane, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Hill Farm 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 Rake Lane homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for Hill Farm Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 268 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 14.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 9 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.
Crime
139/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Lakeside — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Eccleston CofE Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Eccleston CofE Primary SchoolPrimary1.4km
- Belgrave Primary SchoolPrimary2.1km
- Lache Primary SchoolPrimary2.4km
- St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary2.5km
Nearest stops
- LakesideBus stop760m
- LakewoodBus stop847m
- Holiday InnBus stop916m
- Bank of AmericaBus stop959m
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 9JN 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
41.0dB
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 Hill Farm Cottage is modelled from its 82 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CH4 9JN. 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 Hill Farm 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 Hill Farm Cottage was lodged in July 2024 at band E and is valid until July 2034. 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 Hill Farm 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 5 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CH4 9JN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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