What type of property is First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ?

First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ is an end-of-terrace house.

What did First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ sell for?

First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ last sold for £265,000 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ have?

The current EPC rating for First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in June 2024. It has improved from a D recorded in February 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ?

First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft). That makes it about 106% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH1 1QZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ heated?

The latest EPC at First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ?

First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ located?

First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ sits in Chester. It falls within the CH1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ?

Police records around First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ 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.

Which schools serve First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ?

The closest primary school to First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ is The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy (108m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chester International School (505m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ?

The closest bus stop to First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, CH1 1QZ is Vicar's Lane Coach Stop, 87m away. The nearest bus option is Chester Bus Interchange, 518m away.

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First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, Chester, CH1 1QZ

Property type

End terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About First Floor Flat

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

First Floor Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Chester (CH1 1QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (35 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 56.8% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £265,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 5)

Jun 2024

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2015from Feb 2009

Main Fuel

GasCommunity

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

0%60%

More low energy lighting installed

Sept 2015from Jul 2015

Low Energy Lighting

60%17%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Jun 2024from Sept 2015

EPC improved fromD55toC72

Main Fuel

CommunityGas

Fuel source changed

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows

SingleSecondary

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Walls

Very PoorGood

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

17%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Victorian-eraFlatEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against First Floor Flat, 5 Priory Place, Chester, CH1 1QZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

First Floor Flat 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£253,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£265,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

15 December 2022Most recent
£265,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 1QZ: £265,000 (2022–2022).

Nearby sales in CH1 1QZ

On the street

Versus other Priory Place homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

First Floor Flat is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£3,581

Street avg £3,542

Below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Vicar's Lane Coach Stop — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 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 1QZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH1 1QZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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