26 Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE
About 26 Church Lane
26 Church Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Backford, Chester, Chester (CH2 4BE). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Last sale on file: £255,000 in December 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 111 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 is 14.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
26 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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 26 Church Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£291,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 22 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2021Most recent
£255,000
-3.8%over 4 years12 July 2017
£265,000
+10.4%over 10 years5 June 2007
£240,000
+33.4%over 3 years25 May 2004
£179,950
+101.7%over 4 years29 February 2000
£89,200
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 4BE: £189,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in CH2 4BE
4 Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE
Sold May 2022
£245,00038 Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE
Sold Dec 2021
£160,00022 Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE
Sold Mar 2021
£194,00048 Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE
Sold Aug 2015
£189,00032 Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE
Sold Mar 2013
£217,500
Versus other Church Lane homes
Floor Area for 26 Church Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,297
Street avg £2,262
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB







