What type of property is 42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW?

42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW sell for?

42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW last sold for £136,580 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW?

The current EPC rating for 42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW?

42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (592 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW heated?

The latest EPC at 42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW located?

42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW sits in Handbridge, Chester, Chester. It falls within the CH4 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW?

Police records around 42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Shoplifting makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW?

The closest primary school to 42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW is Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School (390m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Queen's Park High School (514m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW?

The closest bus stop to 42 Browns Lane, CH4 7LW is Brown's Lane, 159m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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42 Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7LW

Property type

End terrace

Floor 01

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

55 m²

592 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 42 Browns Lane

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

42 Browns Lane is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Handbridge, Chester, Chester (CH4 7LW). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. 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, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band.

Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 is 27.4% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £136,580. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

42 Browns Lane's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Browns Lane, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7LW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Browns Lane has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£174,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£136,580

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

22 March 2021Most recent
£136,580

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 7LW: £157,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CH4 7LW

On the street

Versus other Browns Lane homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 42 Browns Lane stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,483

Street avg £2,726

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Floor Area

55 m²

Street avg 51 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.5 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

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.

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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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH4 7LW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH4 7LW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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