Terraced 2 sales on record

30 GARDEN LANE

CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EN

£315,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	B @ 49	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Chester, Raymond Street / Canal Street	0.1 miles
University	University of Chester	0.3 miles
Train station	Chester	0.7 miles
Hospital	The Mulberry Centre	1.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

94 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£315,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£3,351/m²

Local average

£240,718 (50 sales)

Street crime

462 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 22/05/2020

Expiry date: 21/05/2030

Current heating cost: £1,252/year

Potential heating cost: £767/year

EPC E or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

50 mm internal or external wall insulation (14,000)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (6,000)
Upgrade heating controls (450)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (3,000)
Flue gas heat recovery in conjunction with boiler (900)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	08/04/2026	£315,000	Terraced	+85.3%	£318,254 to May 2026	View transaction
Sold	16/10/2020	£170,000	Terraced	—	£224,994 to May 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£315,000
listed	24/10/2025	£325,000
sold	01/01/2020	£170,000
sold	01/01/2000	£75,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
30 LOUISE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4HP	£172,500	19/12/2025	Terraced
6 RAYMOND STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EL	£162,000	05/09/2024	Terraced
29 RAYMOND STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EL	£475,000	26/10/2023	Terraced
25 LORNE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4AE	£300,000	22/09/2023	Terraced
8 WEST LORNE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4AF	£265,000	21/08/2023	Terraced
3 MASON STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4DR	£260,000	02/08/2023	Terraced
31 CHICHESTER STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4AD	£170,400	31/10/2022	Terraced
15 UPPER NORTHGATE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EE	£335,000	24/10/2022	Terraced
39 LOUISE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4HP	£255,500	27/09/2022	Terraced
1 WALPOLE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4HG	£335,000	21/06/2022	Terraced
15 LORNE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4AE	£290,000	30/05/2022	Terraced
14 CANAL STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EJ	£245,500	20/05/2022	Terraced
32 GARDEN LANE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EN	£259,950	29/04/2022	Terraced
BROADSIDE LORNE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4AE	£90,000	31/03/2022	Terraced
8 LOUISE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4HP	£275,000	25/03/2022	Terraced
81 GARDEN LANE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EW	£80,000	21/01/2022	Terraced
40 GARDEN LANE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EN	£145,000	04/01/2022	Terraced
11 CHICHESTER STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4AD	£200,000	04/01/2022	Terraced
48 WALPOLE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4HG	£230,000	13/12/2021	Terraced
19 UPPER NORTHGATE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EE	£265,000	16/11/2021	Terraced

Area average: £240,543 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -0.6%

10y growth 82.4%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Cheshire West and Chester. Series: Terraced. As of May 2026.

1y (index) 6.5%

5y (index) 23.3%

10y (index) 51.8%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Cheshire West and Chester. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £883/mo

Realistic £981/mo

Optimistic £1,079/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cheshire West and Chester.

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.31%

Max investor price (0.8%) £122,625

Target investor price (1%) £98,100

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~166 m² (0.04 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	188
Public order	78
Shoplifting	64
Anti-social behaviour	35
Other theft	29
Criminal damage and arson	21
Drugs	17
Burglary	8
Other crime	7
Bicycle theft	6
Robbery	5
Vehicle crime	3
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	462

Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 19 Mar 2023
University of Chester	Other	0.2 miles	— (No rating)
Abbey School for Exceptional Children	Other	0.3 miles	Good — 16 Oct 2022
The Queen's School	Other	0.3 miles	— (No rating)
The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 8 Mar 2023

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 30 GARDEN LANE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EN

## Property details

- Slug: `840854c` (address key hash: `840854c96967d2b02fdb1cd0d1bd1d956cccf43e`)
- Postcode: CH1 4EN
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 94 m²
- EPC rating: E
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £315,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £3,351/m²
- Local average: £240,718 (50 sales)
- Street crime: 462 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £315,000
- Date: 2026-04-08
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 21/05/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £1,252/year

### Recommendations
- Q (14,000)
- W2 (6,000)
- G (450)
- I (3,000)
- T2 (900)
- U (5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8603-2225-0322-0326-1503)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-08 | £315,000 | Terraced | +85.3% | £318,254 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-cbb8-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2020-10-16 | £170,000 | Terraced | — | £224,994 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/b82222ec-8def-6691-e053-6b04a8c02fb2) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 30 GARDEN LANE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EN | £315,000 | 08/04/2026 | Terraced |
| 30 GARDEN LANE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EN | £170,000 | 16/10/2020 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [168593759](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/b76ec42)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £315,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-24 | £325,000 |
| sold | 2020-01-01 | £170,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £75,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 30 LOUISE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4HP | £172,500 | 19/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 6 RAYMOND STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EL | £162,000 | 05/09/2024 | Terraced |
| 29 RAYMOND STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EL | £475,000 | 26/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 25 LORNE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4AE | £300,000 | 22/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 8 WEST LORNE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4AF | £265,000 | 21/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 3 MASON STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4DR | £260,000 | 02/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 31 CHICHESTER STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4AD | £170,400 | 31/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 15 UPPER NORTHGATE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EE | £335,000 | 24/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 39 LOUISE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4HP | £255,500 | 27/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 1 WALPOLE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4HG | £335,000 | 21/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 15 LORNE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4AE | £290,000 | 30/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 14 CANAL STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EJ | £245,500 | 20/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 32 GARDEN LANE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EN | £259,950 | 29/04/2022 | Terraced |
| BROADSIDE LORNE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4AE | £90,000 | 31/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 8 LOUISE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4HP | £275,000 | 25/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 81 GARDEN LANE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EW | £80,000 | 21/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 40 GARDEN LANE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EN | £145,000 | 04/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 11 CHICHESTER STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4AD | £200,000 | 04/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 48 WALPOLE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4HG | £230,000 | 13/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 19 UPPER NORTHGATE STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH1 4EE | £265,000 | 16/11/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £240,543 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -0.6%
- **10y growth:** 82.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cheshire West and Chester; Terraced series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 6.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 23.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 51.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Cheshire West and Chester). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £883/mo
- **Realistic:** £981/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,079/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.31% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £122,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £98,100

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 188 |
| Public order | 78 |
| Shoplifting | 64 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 35 |
| Other theft | 29 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 |
| Drugs | 17 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **462** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 19 Mar 2023 |
| University of Chester | Other | 0.2 miles | — (No rating) |
| Abbey School for Exceptional Children | Other | 0.3 miles | Good — 16 Oct 2022 |
| The Queen's School | Other | 0.3 miles | — (No rating) |
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 8 Mar 2023 |