What kind of home is Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB sell for?

Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB last sold for £197,000 in February 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £249,950 in May 2014, so prices have been falling over 11 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between May 2014 and February 2025, Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB fell from £249,950 to £197,000, a change of £52,950. That works out to roughly -2.2% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

The current EPC rating for Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB is B with a score of 85 out of 100, lodged in March 2024. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (678 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 29% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH1 1AB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB use?

The latest EPC at Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB is in council tax band D.

Which area is Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB in?

Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB sits in Chester. It falls within the CH1 postcode district.

Is Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB in a safe area?

Police records around Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Forest Court, Apartment 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

The closest primary school to Forest Court, Apartment 34, 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 34, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

The closest bus stop to Forest Court, Apartment 34, 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 34, Union Street, Chester, CH1 1AB

EPC B

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 03

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

63 m²

678 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 85

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Forest Court

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

Forest Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chester (CH1 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2024) returns a high B (score 85), 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 and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 63 m² this is the 34th 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.

It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £197,000. At 63 m² it's 28.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 51 EPCs). Across 2014–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.2% per year.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingYes

Building

LiftYes

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Mar 2024

EPC Rating

B85

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2012from Jun 2009

Hot Water

Immersion (Off-Peak)Solar

Hot water system upgraded

Mar 2024from Sept 2012

Heating System

Room HeatersStorage Heaters

Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system

Hot Water

SolarImmersion (Off-Peak)

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting

5%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

21st century3rd Floor FlatEPC BNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Forest Court, Apartment 34, 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

£197,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.2% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£197,000

Growth on file: -2.2% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

6 February 2025Most recent
£197,000
-21.2%over 10 years
8 May 2014
£249,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 1AB: £180,000 (2025–2024).

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.

Years Held for Forest Court lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,127

Street avg £2,879

Above

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly below

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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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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