Mount Farm, Poplar Hall Lane, Chorlton By Backford, Chester, CH2 4DD
About Mount Farm
Mount Farm is a detached house in Chorlton-By-Backford, Chester, Chester (CH2 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 347 m² (around 3735 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 347 m² the property is well over the postcode median (247 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £831,000 sits 326.2% above the 2023 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 69.8% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £195,000.
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Energy performance
Mount Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
Mount Farm 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 Mount Farm was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£831,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£195,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 November 2023Most recent
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 4DD: £635,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in CH2 4DD
5 Mount Barns, Poplar Hall Lane, Chorlton By Backford, Chester, CH2 4DD
Sold Feb 2024
£635,0004 Mount Barns, Poplar Hall Lane, Chorlton By Backford, Chester, CH2 4DD
Sold Jul 2023
£580,0003 Mount Barns, Poplar Hall Lane, Chorlton By Backford, Chester, CH2 4DD
Sold Oct 2021
£752,2501 Mount Barns, Poplar Hall Lane, Chorlton By Backford, Chester, CH2 4DD
Sold Feb 2020
£685,000Thomas Farm, Poplar Hall Lane, Chorlton By Backford, Chester, CH2 4DD
Sold Oct 2012
£365,000
Versus other Poplar Hall Lane homes
Mount Farm is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£562
Street avg £2,249
Floor Area
347 m²
Street avg 252 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
26.0 t/year
Street avg 11.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Gordon Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
The Whitby High School. 11 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
57.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.8dB