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Get startedFrancesca Court, Apartment 6, St Olave Street, Chester, CH1 1RJ
4 sales on record
About Francesca Court
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Francesca Court is a one-bedroom detached house in Chester (CH1 1RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Francesca Court (36–58 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 72.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £155,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
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.
Francesca Court sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 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.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2025)
£155,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other St Olave Street homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Francesca Court stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,306
Street avg £2,629
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ye Olde Kings Head — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH1 1RJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 52 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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