What kind of home is Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ last sold for £170,000 in June 2007, around 19 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £134,000 in March 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between March 2002 and June 2007, Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ rose from £134,000 to £170,000, a change of £36,000. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

The current EPC rating for Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in September 2022. It has dropped from a D recorded in January 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (646 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH1 1HJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ use?

The latest EPC at Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ is in council tax band D.

Which area is Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ in?

Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ sits in Chester. It falls within the CH1 postcode district.

What is crime like near Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

Police records around Apartment 7, 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 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

The closest primary school to Apartment 7, 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 transport links are near Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, CH1 1HJ?

The closest bus stop to Apartment 7, 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 7, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Floor 00

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

60 m²

646 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Apartment 7

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

Apartment 7 is a two-bedroom detached house in Chester (CH1 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 60 m² this is the 18th 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, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in June 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 is 16.5% above the 2007 sale price.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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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 7 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Sept 2022

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2022from Jan 2010

EPC improved fromD67toE54

Heating System

Storage HeatersRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Hot Water

AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

44%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apartment 7, 156 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apartment 7 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 7 saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£198,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2007)

£170,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

5 June 2007Most recent
£170,000
+4.9%over 2 years
28 April 2005
£162,000
+20.9%over 3 years
27 March 2002
£134,000

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.

On epc rating, Apartment 7 runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,833

Street avg £2,735

On par

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

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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65 dB

70 dB

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FAQ

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