1 Lancaster Square, Volunteer Street, Chester, CH1 1SF
About 1 Lancaster Square
1 Lancaster Square is a two-bedroom detached house in Chester (CH1 1SF). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft). At 71 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 70–88 m². Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 15.3% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £250,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
- BalconyYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- ConciergeYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Lancaster Square 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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 April 2021Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 1SF: £252,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CH1 1SF
4 Lancaster Square, Volunteer Street, Chester, CH1 1SF
Sold Mar 2024
£250,0007 Lancaster Square, Volunteer Street, Chester, CH1 1SF
Sold Apr 2023
£450,0006 Lancaster Square, Volunteer Street, Chester, CH1 1SF
Sold Jul 2021
£250,2503 Lancaster Square, Volunteer Street, Chester, CH1 1SF
Sold Jun 2021
£257,000
Versus other Lancaster Square homes
1 Lancaster Square outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,521
Street avg £3,933
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 4 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Park & Ride — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Chester International School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.2dB







