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9 Becketts Lane, Chester, CH3 5RN

5 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
49 m²
530 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 9 Becketts Lane

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

9 Becketts Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chester (CH3 5RN). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 530 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Sold May 2019 for £186,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 is 18.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 90.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

9 Becketts Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Becketts Lane, Chester, CH3 5RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 9 Becketts Lane.

  1. Oct 2021
    Porch
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Front porch, single storey rear extension, erection of garden outbuilding

    Extension
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    21/02174/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2011
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Two Storey Rear Extension

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    11/03299/FUL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

9 Becketts Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£221,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£186,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 May 2019Most recent

    £186,000

    +10.7%over 3 years
  2. 15 October 2015

    £168,000

    +51.4%over 6 years
  3. 9 August 2009

    £111,000

    +103.7%over 11 years
  4. 31 October 1997

    £54,500

    +18.5%over 1 year
  5. 22 August 1996

    £46,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 5RN: £315,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Becketts Lane homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 9 Becketts Lane runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,780

Street avg £2,591

Strongly above

Floor Area

49 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chester district page.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Heath Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Boughton Heath Academy. 18 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH3 5RN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH3 5RN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH3 5RN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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