36 Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7LW
About 36 Browns Lane
36 Browns Lane is a semi-detached house in Handbridge, Chester, Chester (CH4 7LW). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 55 m² this is the 14th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 17 units on file.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 is 10.5% above the 2022 sale price. Sold March 2022 for £152,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
36 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£152,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 March 2022Most recent
£152,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 7LW: £157,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CH4 7LW
30 Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7LW
Sold Oct 2025
£187,25026 Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7LW
Sold Nov 2023
£180,00010 Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7LW
Sold Mar 2022
£157,00042 Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7LW
Sold Mar 2021
£136,58034 Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7LW
Sold Mar 2021
£150,000
Versus other Browns Lane homes
On floor area, 36 Browns Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,764
Street avg £2,706
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Brown's Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB







