5 Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JU
About 5 Browns Lane
5 Browns Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Handbridge, Chester, Chester (CH4 7JU). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 10 years since the last transfer (July 2016). Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 38.7% above the 2016 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
5 Browns Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, is a listed building, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
5 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
5 Browns Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£186,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 July 2016Most recent
£186,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 7JU: £215,000 (2019–2006).
Nearby sales in CH4 7JU
5 Grosvenor Cottages, Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JU
Sold Oct 2019
£215,00011 Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JU
Sold Mar 2017
£300,0004 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
5 Browns Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,979
Street avg £2,896
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB