What kind of home is Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB is a 1-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB last sold for £83,500 in December 2025. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £189,950 in August 2010. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB changed over time?

Across 3 sales between August 2010 and December 2025, Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB fell from £189,950 to £83,500, a change of £106,450. That works out to roughly -5.2% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB have?

The current EPC rating for Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB is B with a score of 87 out of 100, lodged in August 2024. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (495 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB use?

The latest EPC at Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB is in council tax band C.

Which area is Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB in?

Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB sits in Chester. It falls within the CH1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Police records around Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB show an average of 431 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

The closest primary school to Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB is The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy (42m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chester International School (549m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

The closest bus stop to Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, CH1 1AB is Foregate Street Stop HH, 108m away. The nearest bus option is Chester Bus Interchange, 564m away.

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Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, Chester, CH1 1AB

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 02

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

46 m²

495 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 87

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About Forest Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Forest Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chester (CH1 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 3 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 46 m² this is the 9th smallest of 52 units on EPC record in Forest Court, where floor areas span 43–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony and a self-contained annexe.

It changed hands recently, sold December 2025 for £83,500. Across 2010–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 is 37.7% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 37.6% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1
Utility roomYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingYes
BalconyYes

Building

ConciergeYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Forest Court's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Aug 2024

EPC Rating

B87

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 11 August 2034

7 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2014from Jun 2009

Hot Water

Immersion (Off-Peak)Instantaneous

Hot water system changed

Aug 2024from Jun 2014

Heating System

Room HeatersStorage Heaters

Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system

Hot Water

InstantaneousImmersion (Off-Peak)

Hot water system upgraded

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Forest Court, Apartment 25, Union Street, Chester, CH1 1AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Forest Court has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Forest Court's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£115,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -5.2% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£83,500

Growth on file: -5.2% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

15 December 2025Most recent
£83,500
-30.4%over 8 years
10 March 2017
£120,000
-36.8%over 6 years
26 August 2010
£189,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 1AB: £105,000 (2026–2025).

Nearby sales in CH1 1AB

On the street

Versus other Union Street homes

Four headline reads against 51 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Forest Court is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,815

Street avg £2,822

Strongly below

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Foregate Street Stop HH — bus stop.

Closest school

0.0 km

The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy. 22 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH1 1AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH1 1AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.9dB

Low

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