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About 23 Appleyards Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Appleyards Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Handbridge, Chester, Chester (CH4 7DR). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 is 29.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 24.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 114 m² it's 26.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £280,000.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
23 Appleyards Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jul 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 23 Appleyards Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
23 Appleyards Lane has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2021ExtensionApproval
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension, removal of chimney and additional roof lights to rear
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
23 Appleyards Lane has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£363,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2019)
£280,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Appleyards Lane homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 23 Appleyards Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,456
Street avg £2,338
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH4 7DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 49 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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