What type of property is Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS?

Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS last change hands?

Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS last sold for £170,500 in December 2025. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £125,000 in April 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS changed over time?

Across 4 sales between April 2000 and December 2025, Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS rose from £125,000 to £170,500, a change of £45,500. That works out to roughly +1.2% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS?

The current EPC rating for Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in March 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS?

Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (1,023 sq ft), around 48 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 49% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH1 2DS. Source: EPC Register.

How is Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS heated?

The latest EPC at Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS?

Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS is in council tax band D.

Where is Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS located?

Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS sits in Chester. It falls within the CH1 postcode district.

Is Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS in a safe area?

Police records around Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS 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.

Which schools serve Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS?

The closest primary school to Flat 5, 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.

How well connected is Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, CH1 2DS?

The closest bus stop to Flat 5, 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 5, 16 Castle Street, Chester, CH1 2DS

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£239,000

Since the 2025 sale (£170,500)+40%
Against CH1 2DS's recent median (£235,000)+2%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 2nd

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

95 m²

1023 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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About this valuation

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Our estimate

£239,000

Against its 2025 sale (£170,500)+40%
Against CH1 2DS's recent median (£235,000)+2%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Flat 5 is modelled from its 95 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH1 2DS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
95 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2017
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in CH1 2DS
5 sales, median £235,000 (2025–2021)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Flat 5's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Sales timeline

1 December 2025Most recent
£170,500
-23.4%over 8 years
22 June 2017
£222,500
-5.3%over 12 years
16 September 2004
£235,000
+88.0%over 4 years
26 April 2000
£125,000

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

Nearby sales in CH1 2DS

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Flat 5

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

Flat 5 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chester (CH1 2DS). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 95 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (58–95 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (55 versus a best of 85). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £170,500 in December 2025. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 is 40.2% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 28.2% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

ParkingAllocated

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.

Current Certificate

Mar 2017

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 14 March 2027

4 months remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 5, 16 Castle Street, Chester, CH1 2DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flat 5 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.

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.

Years Held for Flat 5 lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,795

Street avg £2,723

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Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chester district page.

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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. 22 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Chester International SchoolSecondary444m
Queen's Park High SchoolSecondary475m
The Grosvenor Park Church of England AcademyPrimary613m
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary897m

Nearest stops

Ye Olde Kings HeadBus stop54m
Chester Bells Coach StopBus stop83m
Grosvenor StreetBus stop97m
Lower Bridge StreetBus stop97m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences2,490 reports41%
Public Order766 reports13%
Shoplifting689 reports11%
Anti-social Behaviour526 reports9%

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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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Victorian-era2nd Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Flat 5 is modelled from its 95 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CH1 2DS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for Flat 5. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Flat 5 was lodged in March 2017 at band D and is valid until March 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Flat 5. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 22 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CH1 2DS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: Flat 5 is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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