5 King Street, Chester, CH1 2AH
About 5 King Street
5 King Street is a mid-terrace house in Chester (CH1 2AH). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 116 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 30 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
5 King Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 King Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
6 applications on record at 5 King Street, Chester, CH1 2AH
- Jul 2004RenovationAmendmentOutcome in report
Retrospective application for demolition of outside wall, internal and external renovation works
Retrospective- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00178/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- HeritageMay 2024Decision
- RenovationDec 2023Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
5 King Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£533,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 2AH: £735,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CH1 2AH
Versus other King Street homes
5 King Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 172 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
Hunter Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.6dB







