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3 sales on record
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 51st 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. 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.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 48.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 55 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 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.
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
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jul 2022
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
See how we calculated this£480,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2022)
£465,000
Growth on file: 1.4% 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 56 is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,843
Street avg £2,716
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 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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