4 Station Road, Backford, Chester, CH1 6NT
About 4 Station Road
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Apr 2019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
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Planning history
1 application on record at 4 Station Road, Backford, Chester, CH1 6NT
- Aug 2007ExtensionFullOutcome 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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Sales history & valuation
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 4 years.
£246,500
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2013Most recent
£246,500
+9.6%over 4 years23 July 2009
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 6NT: £370,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CH1 6NT
The Old Post Office, Station Road, Backford, Chester, CH1 6NT
Sold Jun 2024
£435,000Station House, Station Road, Backford, Chester, CH1 6NT
Sold Sept 2020
£470,000Brookside, Station Road, Backford, Chester, CH1 6NT
Sold Aug 2017
£370,000Tarla Yesil, Station Road, Backford, Chester, CH1 6NT
Sold Oct 2015
£455,000West Home, Station Road, Backford, Chester, CH1 6NT
Sold Nov 2007
£267,500
Versus other Station Road homes
Floor Area for 4 Station Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,432
Street avg £2,373
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 206 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 10.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







