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6 sales on record
About Apartment 38
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 44th 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: 1.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. 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 55 EPCs).
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
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)
Jan 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Apartment 38 has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2022)
£240,000
Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Foregate Street homes
Four headline reads against 53 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 53 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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