Collinge Farm, Rake Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BH
About Collinge Farm
Collinge Farm is a detached house in Backford, Chester, Chester (CH2 4BH). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
11 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Collinge Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
11 applications on record at Collinge Farm, Rake Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BH
- Oct 2004AnnexOtherOutcome in report
Demolition of existing outbuilding and replace with new single storey granny annex
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/01590/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2024Decision
- ExtensionSept 2019Decision
+ 8 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Collinge Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£662,000
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.
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Rake Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
St Oswald's CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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