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Get startedApartment 18 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chester (CH1 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. At 66 m² this is the 25th smallest of 56 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 52–139 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 56 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 11.8% above the 2020 sale price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £153,000.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 18 years.
£153,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 18 years.
On habitable rooms, Apartment 18 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,318
Street avg £2,745
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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13 March 2020Most recent
£153,000
+61.1%over 18 years19 November 2001
£94,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 1HJ: £240,000 (2024–2022).
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CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
CH1 1HJ
Closest school
0.2 km
The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy. 23 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB
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