214 Chester Road, B74 3NA

Semi-detached house116 m²EPC DBand DFreehold

214 Chester Road, in B74, is a freehold semi-detached house on Chester Road. It last sold for £73,000 in 1996, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 30 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

EPC DCouncil tax DGigabit broadband 93%

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Semi-detached house
Semi-detached
Floor area
116 m²
1,249 sq ft
Built
1930-1949
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
4.9 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

B74 £/m² (recent sales)£3,695this home £629 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Walsall, the official average home value is £214,922+2% in a year, +22% over five.

Detached£355,595
Semi-detached£229,515
Terraced£189,426
Flat / maisonette£120,380

Covers the whole Walsall area, not this postcode.

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A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 214 Chester Road, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 1996.

£100k£200k£300k£400k199620022008201420202026£390kSold 1996: £73,000£73k
£100k£200k£300k£400k199620112026£390kSold 1996: £73,000£73k
B74 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B74's yearly median.

Energy certificate 4 Dec 2014
Rated EPC D · 116 m² recorded
24 May 1996Most recent
£73,000
Semi-detached house · Freehold
Built 1930-1949
Property built
Interwar (1919–1944)
What a home of this era typically means
  • Cavity walls begin to appear, but many of this era are unfilled — worth checking whether they’ve been insulated.
  • Foundations are deeper than Victorian but still shallow by modern standards; clay-heave subsidence is the classic risk.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How it compares on Chester Road

Against the 316 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Broadly typical of Chester Road
Floor area
62 homes
200 m²This home 116 m²
Street median 128 m² · higher than 44% of the street

Chester Road sold prices & full street profile →

Street medians from recorded sales in the last 8 years and EPC floor areas; a street's unsold homes are invisible to price medians.

Energy & running costs

What 214 Chester Road's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (62/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,155 a year. The certificate expired in 2024 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2024 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 82
C69–80
D55–68
This home · 62
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
4.9 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1930-1949
EPC construction age band
Built form
Semi-detached
Running cost
£1,155/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
4 Dec 2014
lodgement date
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1930-1949 — older fabric, so radiator sizing and insulation need checking before a heat pump.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band D (≈£2,627/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 93% of premises.

Council tax
Band D
£2,627/yr · Walsall
Gigabit broadband
93%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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Parks & green spaces with sizes
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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Walsall 028B neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 10/10among the least deprived areas in England; household income about 8% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

10/10Among the least deprived areas in England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: crime and income score well.

Breakdown by domain
Income9/10
Employment9/10
Education & skills8/10
Health8/10
Crime10/10
Housing & access9/10
Living environment7/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 214 Chester Road sits in its local market.

B74 median
£365,000
last 8 years
B74 £/m²
£3,695
last 8 years

214 Chester Road: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 214 Chester Road last sell, and for how much?

214 Chester Road last sold for £73,000 on 24 May 1996, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 214 Chester Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 214 Chester Road. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 214 Chester Road?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 116 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 214 Chester Road?

214 Chester Road is in council tax band D, costing about £2,627 a year (Walsall).

How energy efficient is 214 Chester Road?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 62). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

How fast is broadband at 214 Chester Road?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at B74 3NA

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Chester Road.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (14)
Last sold
2006
Price
£240,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2020
Price
£360,000
Sales
1
Floor area
95 m²
Last sold
2019
Price
£360,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2022
Price
£420,250
Sales
1
Last sold
2017
Price
£385,500
Sales
1
Last sold
2018
Price
£347,500
Sales
1
Floor area
93 m²
Last sold
2024
Price
£481,250
Sales
1
Last sold
2013
Price
£230,000
Sales
1
Floor area
97 m²
Last sold
2009
Price
£210,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2008
Price
£230,000
Sales
1
Floor area
108 m²
Last sold
2015
Price
£447,500
Sales
1
Floor area
163 m²
Last sold
2016
Price
£299,950
Sales
2
Floor area
104 m²
Last sold
2002
Price
£169,950
Sales
1
Floor area
95 m²
Last sold
2015
Price
£397,500
Sales
2
Floor area
149 m²

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.