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2 The Cottages, Rake Lane, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9JW

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
144 m²
1550 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 The Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 The Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Eccleston, Chester, Chester (CH4 9JW). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Sold August 2022 for £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSide and rear
  • GarageDouble

Building

  • Central heatingYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

2 The Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 The Cottages, Rake Lane, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9JW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 The Cottages has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£466,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£425,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 August 2022Most recent

    £425,000

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 The Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£297k

1 Fairmeadow, Pulford

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£467k

1 Burganey Court, Wrexham Road, Pulford

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2 bed
£465k

1 Castle Way, Dodleston

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4 bed2 bath
£472k

1 Boydell Way, Dodleston

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4 bed2 bath
Area

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.
Full Chester report

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

Rake Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

2.0 km

Eccleston CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH4 9JW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH4 9JW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH4 9JW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 The Cottages, Rake Lane, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9JW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.