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4 sales on record
About Apartment 53
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Apartment 53 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chester (CH1 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. At 84 m² this is the 47th 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. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 31.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £285,000. Across the public record there are 4 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 84 m² it's 25.4% 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
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C80
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 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 53's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2022)
£285,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 22 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.
Years Held for Apartment 53 lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,393
Street avg £2,724
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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.
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