11 Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JU
About 11 Browns Lane
11 Browns Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Handbridge, Chester, Chester (CH4 7JU). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 is 26.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
11 Browns Lane 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 11 Browns Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 20 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
24 March 2017Most recent
£300,000
+37.0%over 10 years3 August 2006
£219,000
+157.6%over 8 years21 May 1998
£85,000
+35.0%over 8 months7 September 1997
£62,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 7JU: £186,000 (2019–2003).
Nearby sales in CH4 7JU
5 Grosvenor Cottages, Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JU
Sold Oct 2019
£215,0005 Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JU
Sold Jul 2016
£186,0004 Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JU
Sold Sept 2007
£214,5001 Grosvenor Cottages, Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JU
Sold Aug 2006
£125,0006 Grosvenor Cottages, Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JU
Sold Nov 2003
£129,950
Versus other Browns Lane homes
11 Browns Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,030
Street avg £2,746
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Brown's Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 18 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
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB







