What kind of home is Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB last sold for £130,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £175,000 in August 2011. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB changed over time?

Across 3 sales between August 2011 and August 2022, Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB fell from £175,000 to £130,000, a change of £45,000. That works out to roughly -2.7% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

The current EPC rating for Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in April 2022. It has dropped from a C recorded in June 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft), around 53 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH1 1AB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB use?

The latest EPC at Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB is in council tax band C.

Which area is Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB in?

Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB sits in Chester. It falls within the CH1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Police records around Forest Court, Apartment 5, 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 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

The closest primary school to Forest Court, Apartment 5, 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.

What transport links are near Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

The closest bus stop to Forest Court, Apartment 5, 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 5, Union Street, Chester, CH1 1AB

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£121,000

Since the 2022 sale (£130,000)-7%
Against CH1 1AB's recent median (£100,000)+21%

Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

End terrace

Floor 00

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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About this valuation

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Our estimate

£121,000

Against its 2022 sale (£130,000)-7%
Against CH1 1AB's recent median (£100,000)+21%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Forest Court is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH1 1AB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
53 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2022
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in CH1 1AB
5 sales, median £100,000 (2026–2025)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Sales timeline

7 August 2022Most recent
£130,000
-10.3%over 7 years
19 April 2015
£144,950
-17.2%over 3 years
25 August 2011
£175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 1AB: £100,000 (2026–2025).

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Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Forest Court, Apartment 5, Union Street, Chester, CH1 1AB. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

Larger development activity nearbyIn report
Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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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 end-of-terrace house in Chester (CH1 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 53 m² this is the 31st 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 bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (62 versus a best of 89). The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 15.7% below the postcode norm. Sold August 2022 for £130,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Apr 2022

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 19 April 2032

5 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Forest Court, Apartment 5, 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.

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.

On epc rating, Forest Court runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,453

Street avg £2,809

Below

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 57 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly below

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chester district page.

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Crime

431/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

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.

Nearest schools

The Grosvenor Park Church of England AcademyPrimary42m
Chester International SchoolSecondary549m
Queen's Park High SchoolSecondary726m
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary863m

Nearest stops

Foregate Street Stop HHBus stop108m
Foregate Street Stop GGBus stop117m
The BarsBus stop124m
Foregate Street Stop FFBus stop155m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences2,490 reports41%
Public Order766 reports13%
Shoplifting689 reports11%
Anti-social Behaviour526 reports9%

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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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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Forest Court is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH1 1AB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Forest Court. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Forest Court was lodged in April 2022 at band D and is valid until April 2032. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Forest Court. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 22 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CH1 1AB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: Forest Court is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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