What kind of home is Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS?

Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS sell for?

Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS last sold for £195,000 in January 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £122,000 in April 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between April 2002 and January 2020, Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS rose from £122,000 to £195,000, a change of £73,000. That works out to roughly +2.7% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS?

The current EPC rating for Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in October 2019. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS?

Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (689 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS use?

The latest EPC at Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS?

Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS is in council tax band C.

Which area is Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS in?

Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS sits in Chester. It falls within the CH1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS?

Police records around Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS 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.

What schools are near Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS?

The closest primary school to Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS is The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy (613m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chester International School (444m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS?

The closest bus stop to Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS is Ye Olde Kings Head, 54m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, Chester, CH1 2DS

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 2nd

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

64 m²

689 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Flat 4

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

Flat 4 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chester (CH1 2DS). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 64 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 58–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 5 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 70).

Sold January 2020 for £195,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 is 16.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 23.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

ParkingAllocated

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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.

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 4, 16 Castle Street, Chester, CH1 2DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flat 4 has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications 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

£228,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£195,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

3 January 2020Most recent
£195,000
+3.2%over 5 years
12 November 2014
£189,000
+28.1%over 1 year
21 October 2013
£147,500
+20.9%over 11 years
11 April 2002
£122,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 2DS: £235,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Castle Street homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Flat 4 outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,047

Street avg £2,622

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Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 63 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Ye Olde Kings Head — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Chester International School. 22 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH1 2DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.1dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH1 2DS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.0dB

Low

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