What kind of home is 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD?

34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD sell for?

34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD last sold for £170,000 in December 2025. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £67,000 in May 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between May 2003 and December 2025, 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD rose from £67,000 to £170,000, a change of £103,000. That works out to roughly +4.2% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD?

The current EPC rating for 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in January 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD?

34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (506 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH1 5XD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD use?

The latest EPC at 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD?

34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD in?

34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD sits in Blacon, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD?

Police records around 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD show an average of 431 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD?

The closest primary school to 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD is St Theresa's Catholic Primary School (433m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College (1.3km).

What is the nearest station to 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD?

The closest bus stop to 34 Browning Close, CH1 5XD is Browning Close, 54m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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34 Browning Close, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5XD

4 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

47 m²

506 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 34 Browning Close

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

34 Browning Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Blacon, Chester, Chester (CH1 5XD). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Most recent transfer was December 2025 at £170,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 124% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 47 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 44 EPCs).

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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Energy

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

Jan 2020

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 January 2030

3 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 34 Browning Close, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5XD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

34 Browning Close has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.

Current estimate

£170,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£170,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

12 December 2025Most recent
£170,000
+22.3%over 3 years
31 May 2022
£139,000
+4.5%over 9 months
24 August 2021
£133,000
+98.5%over 18 years
8 May 2003
£67,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 5XD: £142,000 (2026–2025).

Nearby sales in CH1 5XD

On the street

Versus other Browning Close homes

Four headline reads against 44 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 34 Browning Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,617

Street avg £1,982

Strongly above

Floor Area

47 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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2 bed1 bath

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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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

431/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Browning Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Theresa's Catholic Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH1 5XD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH1 5XD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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