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About 5 West Bank
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 West Bank is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Chester (CH1 4BD). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in February 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 201.4% above the 1999 sale of £36,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 73.3% below the postcode norm. At 60 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 18 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
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(1 of 2)
Sept 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 West Bank's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£110,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1999)
£36,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other West Bank homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 5 West Bank lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£608
Street avg £2,240
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Abbots Park — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH1 4BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 52 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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