12 Lord Street, Chester, CH3 5DL
About 12 Lord Street
12 Lord Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chester (CH3 5DL). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £210,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 is 35.2% above the 2021 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
12 Lord Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Lord Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2025ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extensions and inclusion of roof lights.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02519/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 19 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£210,000
+15.4%over 15 years23 July 2006
£182,000
+21.3%over 2 years5 October 2003
£150,000
+112.8%over 1 year4 July 2002
£70,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 5DL: £224,000 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 12 Lord Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Lord Street homes
On floor area, 12 Lord Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,489
Street avg £1,944
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Paul's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cherry Grove Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB