13 Denbigh Street, Chester, CH1 4HL
About 13 Denbigh Street
13 Denbigh Street is a mid-terrace house in Chester (CH1 4HL). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 5 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 42 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–138 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 29 units on file.
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -11.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 91.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £135,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
Energy performance
13 Denbigh Street's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
1 application on record at 13 Denbigh Street, Chester, CH1 4HL
- Mar 2018AmendmentOutcome in report
Confirmation the properties have been is use as self-contained flats.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00198/LDC
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Sales history & valuation
13 Denbigh Street changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£140,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -11.3% per year over 2 years.
£135,000
Growth on file: -11.3% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
31 July 2022Most recent
£135,000
+12.5%over 7 months21 December 2021
£120,000
-28.8%over 1 year24 September 2020
£168,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 4HL: £210,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CH1 4HL
Versus other Denbigh Street homes
13 Denbigh Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 38 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.8 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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
Garden Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB







