9 Becketts Lane, Chester, CH3 5RN
About 9 Becketts Lane
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 81% 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 £236,000 is 26.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 89% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2019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
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 March 2019
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 9 Becketts Lane.
2 applications on record at 9 Becketts Lane, Chester, CH3 5RN
- Sept 2011ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two Storey Rear Extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/03299/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchOct 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
9 Becketts Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 23 years.
£186,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
30 May 2019Most recent
£186,000
+10.7%over 3 years15 October 2015
£168,000
+51.4%over 6 years9 August 2009
£111,000
+103.7%over 11 years31 October 1997
£54,500
+18.5%over 1 year22 August 1996
£46,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 5RN: £285,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in CH3 5RN
Versus other Becketts Lane homes
On floor area, 9 Becketts Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,780
Street avg £2,519
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
94/mo
Falling 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

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