7 Chain Lane, St Helens, WA11 9QZ
About 7 Chain Lane
7 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 A. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 is 34.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 16 EPCs). Sold May 2022 for £112,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£151,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 18 years.
£112,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
12 May 2022Most recent
£112,000
+124.0%over 7 years4 September 2014
£50,000
-22.5%over 10 years18 March 2004
£64,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 9QZ: £141,000 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 7 Chain Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Chain Lane homes
7 Chain Lane is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,778
Street avg £1,512
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB