49 Chain Lane, St Helens, WA11 9QZ
About 49 Chain Lane
49 Chain Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Helens (WA11 9QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Last sale on file: £140,000 in June 2023. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 63 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 16 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 is 21.4% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 80.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
49 Chain Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
49 Chain Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£170,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 23 years.
£140,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2023Most recent
£140,000
+3.7%over 1 year8 November 2021
£135,000
+69.8%over 18 years17 June 2003
£79,500
+98.8%over 8 months8 October 2002
£40,000
+110.5%over 2 years29 March 2000
£19,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 9QZ: £150,000 (2025–2022).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Chain Lane homes
49 Chain Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,222
Street avg £1,478
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB