Mill Hey Farm, Rectory Lane, Capenhurst, Chester, CH1 6HN
About Mill Hey Farm
Mill Hey Farm is a detached house in Capenhurst, Chester, Chester (CH1 6HN). It has a recorded floor area of 252 m² (around 2713 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £697,000 is 42.6% below the 2021 sale of £1,215,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£448/sq ft) was about 202.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 252 m² the property is well over the postcode median (165 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £1,215,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
Energy performance
Mill Hey Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at Mill Hey Farm, Rectory Lane, Capenhurst, Chester, CH1 6HN
- Jun 2022OtherOutcome in report
Construction of new agricultural access
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01407/AGR
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Mill Hey Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£697,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,215,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 October 2021Most recent
£1,215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 6HN: £405,000 (2022–2005).
Nearby sales in CH1 6HN
Versus other Rectory Lane homes
Mill Hey Farm outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,821
Street avg £2,051
Floor Area
252 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 10.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Manor Farm Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Capenhurst CofE Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB







