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17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, Backford, Chester, CH1 6QR

Listed building

Estimated value

£291,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£300,000)-3%
  • Against CH1 6QR's recent median (£595,000)-51%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Floor mid floor
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
117 m²
1259 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£291,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£300,000)-3%
  • Against CH1 6QR's recent median (£595,000)-51%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 17 Backford Hall is modelled from its 117 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH1 6QR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    117 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2018

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in CH1 6QR

    5 sales, median £595,000 (2025–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 November 2022Most recent

    £300,000

    -3.2%over 3 years

  2. 4 April 2019

    £309,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 6QR: £595,000 (2025–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

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.

At 117 m² it's 28.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (163 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.9% per year. 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.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Mar 2018

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

Certificate validity

Valid until 8 March 2028

1 year remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, Backford, Chester, CH1 6QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Backford Hall has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

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

Strongly below

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 127 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

On par

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 6 years

Below
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.
Full Chester report

Crime

431/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Church Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.5 km

St Oswald's CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
  • Upton Heath CofE Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
  • The Whitby High SchoolSecondary2.6km
  • Acresfield AcademyPrimary2.7km

Nearest stops

  • Church LaneBus stop188m
  • Station RoadBus stop455m
  • Rake LaneBus stop592m
  • Liverpool RoadBus stop656m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,490 reports41%
  • Public Order766 reports13%
  • Shoplifting689 reports11%
  • Anti-social Behaviour526 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH1 6QR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 17 Backford Hall is modelled from its 117 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH1 6QR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 17 Backford Hall. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 17 Backford Hall was lodged in March 2018 at band D and is valid until March 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 17 Backford Hall. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 6 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CH1 6QR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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