68 Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AL
About 68 Lightfoot Street
68 Lightfoot Street is a mid-terrace house in Hoole, Chester, Chester (CH2 3AL). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in April 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 sits 278% above the 1999 sale of £63,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 49.5% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
68 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.
Sales history & valuation
68 Lightfoot Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£63,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 April 1999Most recent
£63,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 3AL: £236,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in CH2 3AL
70 Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AL
Sold Aug 2022
£289,60072 Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AL
Sold Jun 2022
£152,00074 Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AL
Sold Feb 2022
£138,00069 Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AL
Sold Jan 2022
£236,00055 Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AL
Sold Dec 2021
£240,000
Versus other Lightfoot Street homes
EPC Rating for 68 Lightfoot Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£668
Street avg £1,906
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB







