What kind of home is 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU?

88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU?

88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU last sold for £325,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £60,000 in August 1998, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU?

Across 2 sales between August 1998 and March 2022, 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU rose from £60,000 to £325,000, a change of £265,000. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU have?

The current EPC rating for 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU is F with a score of 37 out of 100, lodged in December 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU?

88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (1,195 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 296% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH1 1RU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU use?

The latest EPC at 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU?

88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU is in council tax band D.

Which area is 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU in?

88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU sits in Chester. It falls within the CH1 postcode district.

What is crime like near 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU?

Police records around 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU show an average of 431 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU?

The closest primary school to 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU is The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy (605m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chester International School (355m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU?

The closest bus stop to 88 Lower Bridge Street, CH1 1RU is Ye Olde Kings Head, 95m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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88 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, CH1 1RU

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

111 m²

1195 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 37

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 88 Lower Bridge Street

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

88 Lower Bridge Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chester (CH1 1RU). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (31 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 is 11.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 35.6% below the postcode norm. Sold March 2022 for £325,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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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.

88 Lower Bridge Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Dec 2023

Current Certificate

Dec 2013

EPC Rating

F37

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

8.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 13 December 2023

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 88 Lower Bridge Street, Chester, CH1 1RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

88 Lower Bridge Street 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.

Latest sale on 88 Lower Bridge Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£362,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£325,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

18 March 2022Most recent
£325,000
+441.7%over 23 years
16 August 1998
£60,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 1RU: £130,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Lower Bridge Street homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 88 Lower Bridge Street runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

37 (F)

Street avg 64 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 304 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.6 t/year

Street avg 9.9 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

431/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Ye Olde Kings Head — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Chester International School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH1 1RU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.2dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH1 1RU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.8dB

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