26 Bennetts Lane, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9AR
About 26 Bennetts Lane
26 Bennetts Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Higher Kinnerton, Chester, Chester (CH4 9AR). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 60), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 19 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. Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 sits 54.1% above the 2016 sale of £290,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageDetached
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
26 Bennetts 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
26 Bennetts Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 26 Bennetts Lane, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9AR
- Nov 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two-storey rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 056013
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentMay 2018Decision
- ExtensionNov 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
26 Bennetts Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 March 2016Most recent
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH4 9AR: £295,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CH4 9AR
11 Bennetts Lane, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9AR
Sold Sept 2024
£295,000Kyon, Bennetts Lane, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9AR
Sold Sept 2021
£352,00021 Bennetts Lane, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9AR
Sold Jan 2021
£240,00019 Bennetts Lane, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9AR
Sold Apr 2017
£415,00023 Bennetts Lane, Higher Kinnerton, Chester, CH4 9AR
Sold Jan 2006
£425,000
Versus other Bennetts Lane homes
On epc rating, 26 Bennetts Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,397
Street avg £2,584
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Higher Kinnerton Church — bus stop.
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