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Apartment 14, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ

Property type
Detached
Floor Ground
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
75 m²
805 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 80
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Apartment 14

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

Apartment 14 is a detached house in Chester (CH1 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 805 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. At 75 m² this is the 41st 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 (August 2011) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

9 years since the last transfer (October 2017). Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 is 16.4% above the 2017 sale price.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Apartment 14's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C80
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryGround Floor FlatEPC CNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apartment 14, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apartment 14 has no planning applications on record.

1

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

Current estimate

£227,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.1% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£195,000

Growth on file: -0.1% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 October 2017Most recent

    £195,000

    -1.0%over 15 years
  2. 19 June 2002

    £197,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 1HJ: £240,000 (2024–2022).

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.

Habitable Rooms for Apartment 14 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,609

Street avg £2,739

On par

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Apartment 14

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for CH1 1HJ

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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Apartment 14, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.