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About 4 Church Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Church Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Backford, Chester, Chester (CH2 4BE). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 86.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 77 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 14 EPCs). Last sale on file: £245,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
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
A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Church Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2025ExtensionPrior Approval not required
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
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£255,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2022)
£245,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Church Lane homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
4 Church Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,182
Street avg £2,085
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Church Lane — bus stop.
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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