What kind of home is 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR?

17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house, listed for its heritage value.

When did 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR last change hands?

17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR last sold for £300,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £309,950 in April 2019, so prices have been flat over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR changed over time?

Across 2 sales between April 2019 and November 2022, 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR fell from £309,950 to £300,000, a change of £9,950. That works out to roughly -0.9% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in March 2018. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR?

17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (1,259 sq ft), around 59 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH1 6QR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR use?

The latest EPC at 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR in?

17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR sits in Backford, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH1 postcode district.

What is crime like near 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR?

Police records around 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR?

The closest primary school to 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR is St Oswald's CofE Primary School (1.5km), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Whitby High School (2.6km).

What transport links are near 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR?

The closest bus stop to 17 Backford Hall, Blencowe Close, CH1 6QR is Church Lane, 188m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

Listed building

Property type

End terrace

Floor mid floor

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

117 m²

1259 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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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Energy

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

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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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.

But the area is active

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

Price

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

£309,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.9% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£300,000

Growth on file: -0.9% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

18 November 2022Most recent
£300,000
-3.2%over 3 years
4 April 2019
£309,950

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

Nearby sales in CH1 6QR

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

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Comparables

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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.

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Crime

3/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.

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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· 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

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80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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