Collinge Farm, Rake Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BH

UPRN:200000827943Detached House7 bedsBuilt before 1900

FreeholdCouncil Tax: Band GEPC: E (43)

Data freshness:Price Paid· freshPlanning· 4mo agoEPC· 3mo agoRisk· 5mo agoConnectivity· 1mo agoSchools· 1mo agoAmenities· 1mo agoArea· Census 2021Council Tax· 4mo ago

Collinge Farm, Rake Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BH

HP Score

/ 100

Mixed

Verdict

yesterday

Verdict: INVESTIGATE, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Mixed signals - investigate

Evidence

15 of 21 sources

Sale Estimate

£1,491,000

£1.42M - £1.56MHigh

Estimate

£1.49M

Range

£1.42M – £1.56M

Rent Estimate (pcm)

£4,700

£4k - £5k

Monthly

£4,700

Yield

3.76%

Verdict

Derived from HomePortfolio scores

Collinge Farm earns an INVESTIGATE rating with HP Score 56/100. Investment score 50/100 reflects moderate fundamentals. Crime intensity is low. Walkability is limited (2/100). Flood risk is not assessed: check the Environment Agency long-term flood map before offering. Tenure is freehold. Every figure here comes from the live HomePortfolio API; anything it does not publish is left out.

Key SourcesEPC RegisterPortal listingsOfcom Connected NationsOfcom mobile coverageMarket estimates (third-party AVM)Defra strategic noise mapping, England Round 4 (Contains Defra data © Crown copyright and database right 2023-2024, Open Government Licence v3.0)Walk ScoreONS Census 2021Police.ukHM Land Registry covenantsPlanIt / council planning portalsOverture Maps PlacesOfsted / DfE GIAS

HP Score

56/ 100

Mixed

Investment Score

50/ 100

Moderate

Crime Score

24/ 100

Moderate

Walkability

2/ 100

Low

Transit & Bike

Transit 2Bike 47

Walk Score, out of 100

Opportunity

Not scored as an opportunity

We will not put a number on this one.

listing is 'Under offer' - sale already progressing, not an actionable opportunity
advert has 5 bedrooms but the valuation snapshot describes 7 - the UPRN's evidence is for a different home

Withholding a score is deliberate. A number built on missing or stale inputs would look more certain than the evidence allows.

Economics

What happens to your money

Your assumptions

Purchase price£1,500,000

At the asking price

Monthly rent£4,700/mo

Evidenced range £4,100-£5,300

Interest rate5.4%

Loan to value75%

Cash required: £545,050
Net cash flow: -£1,809/mo
Cash on cash: -4.0%
Score at this price: -

After a 8% void allowance, 15% management and 10% maintenance. Lender coverage (rent ÷ interest): 0.93 - below the usual 1.25 test. These are your assumptions, not evidence: only the pre-filled rent and price come from the record.

Risks

What could kill this deal

Score confidence is low
largely a single source - treat the number as a prompt, not a conclusion

Property risk deep-dive →flood, subsidence, crime, environment - the full domain

Plan

Before you offer

1. Commission a full structural survey, not a basic condition report.
The score prices market evidence, not the fabric of the building.

Every step above was generated from a specific gap or flag in the evidence - no generic advice, no invented tasks.

Valuation & Market

Sale Estimate£1,491,000

Rent Estimate (pcm)£4,700

Gross Yield3.76%

1y Growth-

3y Growth+1.4%

5y Growth+2.2%

10y Growth+3.2%

Last Sold Price-

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Risk Overview

Flood RiskUnknown
SubsidenceLow
RadonLow
MiningUnknown
LandslideLow
Air QualityLow
NoiseLow

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Planning Activity

Recent Apps

0CH2 4BH

Approval Rate

-12mo

Development

low

26/02848/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (window and door details) of listed building consent 25/03025/LBC
Approved
26/02735/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (sample of external materials) of 25/03024/FUL and 25/03025/LBC
Approved
26/02608/AGR
General purpose agricultural produce and machinery store
Approved

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Ownership

Corporate Ownership52.2%
Overseas OwnershipNo
Lease Term Remaining-
CovenantsRestrictive
Lease TypeFreehold
Last Ownership Change-
SourceLand Registry

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Connectivity

Broadband (Standard)

9 Mbps

Mobile 4G/5G Coverage

EEThreeO2Vodafone

EV Charger

PTAL Rating

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Area Profile

Median EarningsLocal authority£32,391

Population Density-

Owner Occupied76%

Age Distribution

0-15 17%16-64 64%65+ 19%

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Schools Nearby

St Oswald's CofE Primary School
1.1 mi
Report card2026
Ofsted no longer awards a single overall grade.
Acresfield Academy
1.2 mi
Outstanding
Upton Heath CofE Primary School
1.2 mi
GoodConcerns
Upton Westlea Primary School
1.6 mi
Inspected as Upton Westlea Primary School (URN 111100) on 27 Jan 2026

2 of 10 nearby schools with published figures were oversubscribed in 2026 - demand, not a catchment.

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Comparables

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Boundary data not available for this property

No registered title polygon, building footprint, or street match for this property yet.

Why: No HMLR INSPIRE / OSM footprint / OS Open USRN match for this UPRN

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE / OpenStreetMap / OS Open USRN