Lakeside Mews, Pintail Cottage, Rake Lane, Chorlton By Backford, Chester, CH2 4DB
About Lakeside Mews
Lakeside Mews is a semi-detached house in Chorlton-By-Backford, Chester, Chester (CH2 4DB). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on lpg.
Held since October 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2007–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £352,000 sits 61.5% above the 2010 sale of £218,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 23.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Lakeside Mews 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
Lakeside Mews valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -3.1% per year over 3 years.
£218,000
Growth on file: -3.1% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2010Most recent
£218,000
-9.2%over 3 years2 October 2007
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 4DB: £246,500 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in CH2 4DB
Mandarin Cottage, Rake Lane, Chorlton By Backford, Chester, CH2 4DB
Sold Jul 2023
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Sold Apr 2017
£240,000Grove Farm, Rake Lane, Chorlton By Backford, Chester, CH2 4DB
Sold Apr 2015
£313,000Lakeside Mews, Harlequin Cottage, Rake Lane, Chorlton By Backford, Chester, CH2 4DB
Sold Jun 2007
£292,500The Laurels, Rake Lane, Chorlton By Backford, Chester, CH2 4DB
Sold Feb 2004
£485,000
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Gordon Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
The Oaks Community Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB







