What kind of home is Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ last change hands?

Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ last sold for £465,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £350,000 in June 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Across 3 sales between June 2001 and August 2022, Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ rose from £350,000 to £465,000, a change of £115,000. That works out to roughly +1.4% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ have?

The current EPC rating for Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in July 2012. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (1,302 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 81% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH1 1HJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ use?

The latest EPC at Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ in?

Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ sits in Chester. It falls within the CH1 postcode district.

Is Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ in a safe area?

Police records around Apartment 56, 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.

What schools are near Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

The closest primary school to Apartment 56, 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 is the nearest station to Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

The closest bus stop to Apartment 56, 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 56, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 2nd

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

121 m²

1302 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About Apartment 56

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

Apartment 56 is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chester (CH1 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. At 121 m² this is the 52nd 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. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 56 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 48.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £465,000 in August 2022. 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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

ParkingYes

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.

Apartment 56's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jul 2022

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Late 20th century2nd Floor FlatEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apartment 56, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apartment 56 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.

Apartment 56's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£480,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£465,000

Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

8 August 2022Most recent
£465,000
+29.2%over 6 years
15 January 2016
£360,000
+2.9%over 14 years
28 June 2001
£350,000

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 56 is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£3,843

Street avg £2,716

Strongly above

Floor Area

121 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly 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

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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