School House, Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE
About School House
School House is a semi-detached house in Backford, Chester, Chester (CH2 4BE). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
School House 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
School House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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
4 Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE
Sold May 2022
£245,00038 Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE
Sold Dec 2021
£160,00026 Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE
Sold Dec 2021
£255,00022 Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE
Sold Mar 2021
£194,00048 Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE
Sold Aug 2015
£189,000
Versus other Church Lane homes
On habitable rooms, School House runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB