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About 17 Backford Hall
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Backford Hall is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Backford, Chester, Chester (CH1 6QR). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft). It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. At 117 m² this is the 5th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 71–190 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 10 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band.
Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -0.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 117 m² it's 28.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (163 m² median across 13 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Parkingoff_road
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.9% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2022)
£300,000
Growth on file: -0.9% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Blencowe Close homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 17 Backford Hall lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,564
Street avg £2,969
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 127 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Church Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH1 6QR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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