Detached
£545,000
30% above the Backford average
25.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Backford? £419,375
The average house price in Backford is £419,375, based on 4 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 12.5% (£59,875) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −12.5%
- Sold in 12 months
- 4
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Backford?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£458,750
9% above the Backford average
25.0% of sales
Terraced
£280,000
33% below the Backford average
37.5% of sales
Are house prices in Backford going up or down?
House prices in Backford are falling: down 12.5% (£59,875) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 5.9% (£23,222).
Past 12 months
−12.5%
−£59,875From £479,250 to £419,375
£513,333£419,375
Past 10 years
+5.9%
+£23,222From £396,153 to £419,375
£600,714£345,833
Quick answers for Backford
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,300,000
Highest average, reached in January 2023
How many homes sold?
4
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
37.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£400k - £500k
37.5% of sales
How many people live in Backford?
379
146 people per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Population density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Backford?
162
62 households per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Household density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Backford?
22 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.1% of the area · 0 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Backford?
17 crimes
−39.3% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Backford rank?
58th most expensive area of Cheshire West and Chester.
Compared with 115 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Backford?
The highest recorded sale prices in Backford, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
medcote rake lane, cheshire west and chester
£1,300,000
Sold January 2023
View house details
How do house prices in Backford compare with nearby areas?
Backford compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Cheshire West and Chester.
Backford vs Croughton
- Backford
- £419,375
- Croughton
- £600,000+£180,625
Open comparison
Backford vs Moston
- Backford
- £419,375
- Moston
- £205,000−£214,375
Open comparison
Backford vs Lea-by-Backford
- Backford
- £419,375
- Lea-by-Backford
- £488,333+£68,958
Open comparison
Backford vs Wervin
- Backford
- £419,375
- Wervin
- £350,750−£68,625
Open comparison
Backford vs Stoak
- Backford
- £419,375
- Stoak
- £460,000+£40,625
Open comparison
Backford vs Mollington
- Backford
- £419,375
- Mollington
- £515,714+£96,339
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:28 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Backford dataset covers 26 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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