What kind of home is 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ?

17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ?

17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ last sold for £136,000 in July 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £35,000 in July 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between July 1995 and July 2023, 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ rose from £35,000 to £136,000, a change of £101,000. That works out to roughly +5% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ?

The current EPC rating for 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in July 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ?

17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WA11 9QZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ use?

The latest EPC at 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ?

17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ in?

17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ sits in St Helens. It falls within the WA11 postcode district.

What is crime like near 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ?

Police records around 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ?

The closest primary school to 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ is St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School (132m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy (455m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ?

The closest bus stop to 17 Chain Lane, WA11 9QZ is MacDonald Avenue, 128m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Chain Lane, St Helens, WA11 9QZ

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Chain Lane

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

17 Chain Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Helens (WA11 9QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 is 15.4% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 55.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2023 for £136,000.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff road

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Chain Lane, St Helens, WA11 9QZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Chain Lane has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.

Current estimate

£157,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£136,000

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

19 July 2023Most recent
£136,000
+58.1%over 17 years
25 August 2005
£86,000
+145.7%over 10 years
20 July 1995
£35,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 9QZ: £150,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in WA11 9QZ

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On the street

Versus other Chain Lane homes

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

EPC Rating for 17 Chain Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,943

Street avg £1,499

Above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

MacDonald Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WA11 9QZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WA11 9QZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

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