What type of property is Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ is a 1-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ last change hands?

Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ last sold for £152,500 in July 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £99,950 in November 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between November 2001 and July 2021, Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ rose from £99,950 to £152,500, a change of £52,550. That works out to roughly +2.2% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

The current EPC rating for Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in March 2021. It has improved from a D recorded in October 2009. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft), around 53 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 23% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH1 1HJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ heated?

The latest EPC at Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ is in council tax band D.

Where is Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ located?

Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ sits in Chester. It falls within the CH1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Police records around Apartment 22, 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 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

The closest primary school to Apartment 22, 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 22, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

The closest bus stop to Apartment 22, 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 22, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 00

Bedroom

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Apartment 22

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

Apartment 22 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chester (CH1 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 53 m² this is the 3rd 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.

At 53 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 56 EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 12.8% above the 2021 sale price. Sold July 2021 for £152,500. 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

Bedrooms1

Outside

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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Mar 2021

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2021from Oct 2009

EPC improved fromD65toC73

Low Energy Lighting

0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apartment 22, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apartment 22 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£172,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£152,500

Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

25 July 2021Most recent
£152,500
+5.2%over 5 years
17 September 2015
£144,950
+45.0%over 13 years
6 November 2001
£99,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 1HJ: £240,000 (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 22 is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£2,877

Street avg £2,734

Above

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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