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3 sales on record
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. Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -2.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 16.5% 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.
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
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- Parking
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
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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
See how we calculated this£142,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.7% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2022)
£130,000
Growth on file: -2.7% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
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 £2,893
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Foregate Street Stop HH — bus stop.
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 52 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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