What type of property is 14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE?

14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE is a semi-detached house.

What energy rating does 14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE have?

The current EPC rating for 14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE is F with a score of 36 out of 100, lodged in August 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE?

14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

How is 14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE heated?

The latest EPC at 14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE?

14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE is in council tax band C.

Where is 14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE located?

14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE sits in Backford, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE?

Police records around 14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE show an average of 215 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 49% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE?

The closest primary school to 14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE is St Oswald's CofE Primary School (1.5km), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Whitby High School (2.8km).

What is the nearest station to 14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE?

The closest bus stop to 14 Church Lane, CH2 4BE is Church Lane, 221m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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14 Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 36

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 14 Church Lane

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

14 Church Lane is a semi-detached house in Backford, Chester, Chester (CH2 4BE). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.

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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.

14 Church Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Aug 2025

Current Certificate

Aug 2015

EPC Rating

F36

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 26 August 2025

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Church Lane has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

14 Church Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£201,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 4BE: £194,000 (2022–2018).

Nearby sales in CH2 4BE

On the street

Versus other Church Lane homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 14 Church Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

36 (F)

Street avg 67 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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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1 Brackendale, Elton

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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

215/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. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH2 4BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH2 4BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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