What type of property is Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB last sold for £185,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £237,950 in March 2015. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB changed over time?

Across 3 sales between March 2015 and February 2021, Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB fell from £237,950 to £185,000, a change of £52,950. That works out to roughly -4.1% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

The current EPC rating for Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. It has improved from a C recorded in June 2009. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 48% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH1 1AB. Source: EPC Register.

How is Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB heated?

The latest EPC at Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB is in council tax band D.

Where is Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB located?

Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB sits in Chester. It falls within the CH1 postcode district.

What is crime like near Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

Police records around Forest Court, Apartment 6, 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.

Which schools serve Forest Court, Apartment 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

The closest primary school to Forest Court, Apartment 6, 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 6, Union Street, CH1 1AB?

The closest bus stop to Forest Court, Apartment 6, 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 6, Union Street, Chester, CH1 1AB

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 00

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

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 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2020) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 72 m² this is the 41st 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 self-contained annexe.

At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -4.1% per year. Last sale on file: £185,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Bathrooms1
Utility roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingYes

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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Dec 2020

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2020from Jun 2009

EPC improved fromC79toB81

Heating System

Room HeatersStorage Heaters

Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system

Heating Controls

Prog + StatManual

Heating controls changed

Hot Water

PoorAverage

Hot water efficiency improved

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Forest Court, Apartment 6, 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 saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£196,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -4.1% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£185,000

Growth on file: -4.1% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

19 February 2021Most recent
£185,000
+8.8%over 2 years
11 October 2018
£170,000
-28.6%over 3 years
11 March 2015
£237,950

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

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.

On co₂ emissions, Forest Court runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,569

Street avg £2,891

Below

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 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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Common questions

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