What type of property is Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ last change hands?

Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ last sold for £207,000 in December 2023, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £165,000 in September 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ appreciated in value?

Across 6 sales between September 2002 and December 2023, Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ rose from £165,000 to £207,000, a change of £42,000. That works out to roughly +1.1% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

The current EPC rating for Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in November 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (721 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ heated?

The latest EPC at Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ is in council tax band E.

Where is Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ located?

Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ sits in Chester. It falls within the CH1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Police records around Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ 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 Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

The closest primary school to Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ is The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy (239m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chester International School (693m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

The closest bus stop to Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ is Steam Mill Street, 89m away. The nearest rail option is Chester Rail Station, 544m away.

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Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ

6 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Floor Ground

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

67 m²

721 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About Apartment 11

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

Apartment 11 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chester (CH1 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. At 67 m² this is the 28th smallest of 57 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 52–139 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 57 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

Sold December 2023 for £207,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 19.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingAllocated

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.

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apartment 11 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.

Apartment 11 has changed hands more often than typical for the area.

Current estimate

£215,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£207,000

Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

15 December 2023Most recent
£207,000
+15.0%over 2 years
21 April 2021
£180,000
+2.9%over 1 year
30 July 2019
£175,000
+1.7%over 11 years
10 September 2007
£172,000
+11.0%over 1 year
9 May 2006
£155,000
-6.1%over 3 years
4 September 2002
£165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 1HJ: £260,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in CH1 1HJ

On the street

Versus other Foregate Street homes

Four headline reads against 54 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Apartment 11 is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,090

Street avg £2,730

Strongly above

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 73 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Steam Mill Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy. 23 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH1 1HJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.5dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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