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About 72 Lightfoot Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
72 Lightfoot Street is an end-of-terrace house in Hoole, Chester, Chester (CH2 3AL). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 203.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £152,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 72 Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Oct 2005RenovationApproval
To replace garden fencing with vertical board fencing of 1.5 m high plus 150mm high gravel board at base and apex capping
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£161,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2022)
£152,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Lightfoot Street homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 72 Lightfoot Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,535
Street avg £1,701
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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.
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.
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
Everything within walking distance
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