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4 Station Road, Backford, Chester, CH1 6NT

Notable views1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
101 m²
1091 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Station Road

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

4 Station Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Backford, Chester, Chester (CH1 6NT). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1091 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 101 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 is 33.1% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 29.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.

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
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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  • 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.

4 Station Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Apr 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Station Road, Backford, Chester, CH1 6NT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 4 Station Road, Backford, Chester, CH1 6NT

1decisions1extensions7documents1nearby
  1. Aug 2007
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Demolish greenhouse and construct single storey extension

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    07/01067/FUL
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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.
Current estimate

£328,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£246,500

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 November 2013Most recent

    £246,500

    +9.6%over 4 years
  2. 23 July 2009

    £225,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 6NT: £370,000 (2024–2017).

On the street

Versus other Station Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 4 Station Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,432

Street avg £2,373

Below

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 206 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 10.9 t/year

Below
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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
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.

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

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Old Station — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Oswald's CofE Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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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 CH1 6NT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH1 6NT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH1 6NT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

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 4 Station Road, Backford, Chester, CH1 6NT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.