What type of property is 54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL?

54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL sell for?

54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL last sold for £45,000 in May 1995, around 31 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL?

The current EPC rating for 54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in April 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL?

54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (495 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 51% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH2 3AL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL heated?

The latest EPC at 54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL?

54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL located?

54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL sits in Hoole, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL?

Police records around 54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Burglary makes up roughly 25% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL?

The closest primary school to 54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL is St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School (90m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chester International School (1.4km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL?

The closest bus stop to 54 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL is St Werburghs School, 225m away. The nearest rail option is Chester Rail Station, 338m away.

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54 Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AL

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 00

Bedrooms

Floor area

46 m²

495 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 54 Lightfoot Street

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

54 Lightfoot Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hoole, Chester, Chester (CH2 3AL). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 46 m² this is the 8th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–133 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 sits 226.7% above the 1995 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 26% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Building

Central heatingYes

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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.

54 Lightfoot Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraGround Floor FlatEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 54 Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

54 Lightfoot Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications 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.

54 Lightfoot Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1995).

Current estimate

£147,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1995)

£45,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

8 May 1995Most recent
£45,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 3AL: £236,000 (2022–2021).

Nearby sales in CH2 3AL

On the street

Versus other Lightfoot Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 54 Lightfoot Street runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

52 (E)

Street avg 63 (D)

Below

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 37 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Clare Avenue, Hoole

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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.

Full Chester report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

St Werburghs School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH2 3AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH2 3AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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