What type of property is 74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL?

74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL is a 1-bedroom mid-terrace house, on a corner plot.

What did 74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL sell for?

74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL last sold for £138,000 in February 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £40,500 in August 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between August 1995 and February 2022, 74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL rose from £40,500 to £138,000, a change of £97,500. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL?

The current EPC rating for 74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL?

74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (452 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 55% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH2 3AL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL heated?

The latest EPC at 74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL?

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

Where is 74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL located?

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

Is 74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL in a safe area?

Police records around 74 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 74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL?

The closest primary school to 74 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 74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL?

The closest bus stop to 74 Lightfoot Street, CH2 3AL is St Werburghs School, 225m away. The nearest rail option is Chester Rail Station, 338m away.

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74 Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AL

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

42 m²

452 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 74 Lightfoot Street

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

74 Lightfoot Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hoole, Chester, Chester (CH2 3AL). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). The home occupies a corner plot.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 is 21.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 148.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £138,000. 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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

Corner plotYes

Building

TenureFreehold
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

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 74 Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

74 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.

74 Lightfoot Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£168,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£138,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

18 February 2022Most recent
£138,000
+236.6%over 24 years
25 June 1997
£41,000
+1.2%over 1 year
29 August 1995
£40,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 3AL: £240,000 (2022–2020).

Nearby sales in CH2 3AL

On the street

Versus other Lightfoot Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 74 Lightfoot Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,286

Street avg £1,719

Strongly above

Floor Area

42 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly above

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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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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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