27 Grey Friars, Chester, CH1 2NW
About 27 Grey Friars
27 Grey Friars is a semi-detached house in Chester (CH1 2NW). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2026) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2022. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 64 m² this is the 91st smallest of 121 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–136 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 121 units on file.
At 64 m² the property is well over the postcode median (42 m² across 120 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 55.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £200,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 May 2036
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Planning history
27 Grey Friars has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 27 Grey Friars, Chester, CH1 2NW
- May 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Extension to rear of ground floor flat
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00662/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£181,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 October 2022Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 2NW: £220,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in CH1 2NW
1 Greyfriars House, Grey Friars, Chester, CH1 2NW
Sold Feb 2026
£162,5006 Greyfriars House, Grey Friars, Chester, CH1 2NW
Sold Oct 2025
£325,00023 Grey Friars, Chester, CH1 2NW
Sold Jul 2024
£302,00011a, Grey Friars, Chester, CH1 2NW
Sold Oct 2023
£130,00011 Grey Friars, Chester, CH1 2NW
Sold Oct 2023
£220,000
Versus other Grey Friars homes
27 Grey Friars outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,125
Street avg £3,196
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
431/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Nicholas Street Mews — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Chester International School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB







