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About Mill Hey Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 (April 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
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Mill Hey Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Mill Hey Farm, Rectory Lane, Capenhurst, Chester, CH1 6HN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jun 2022OtherGranted
Construction of new agricultural access
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Mill Hey Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£697,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£1,215,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Rectory Lane homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH1 6HN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 39 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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