Apartment 38, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ
About Apartment 38
Apartment 38 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chester (CH1 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 83 m² this is the 45th 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.
Last sale on file: £240,000 in October 2022. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 83 m² it's 23.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 56 EPCs). Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Apartment 38 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.
Sales history & valuation
Apartment 38 has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 21 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
5 October 2022Most recent
£240,000
+9.1%over 5 years8 November 2016
£220,000
-2.2%over 2 years13 August 2014
£225,000
+8.2%over 5 years16 July 2009
£208,000
-9.6%over 2 years30 April 2007
£230,000
+22.7%over 5 years27 September 2001
£187,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 1HJ: £260,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CH1 1HJ
Apartment 26, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ
Sold Dec 2024
£194,000Apartment 15, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ
Sold Apr 2024
£260,000Apartment 11, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ
Sold Dec 2023
£207,000Apartment 53, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ
Sold Aug 2022
£285,000Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ
Sold Aug 2022
£465,000
Versus other Foregate Street homes
Apartment 38 outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,892
Street avg £2,734
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB







