1 Catherine Street, Chester, CH1 4JY
About 1 Catherine Street
1 Catherine Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chester (CH1 4JY). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 114 m² it's 29.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 34 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £269,000 is 19.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 32.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £225,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Catherine Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Catherine Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
25 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 18 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2021Most recent
£225,000
+11.1%over 4 years9 April 2017
£202,500
+72.3%over 13 years24 July 2003
£117,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH1 4JY: £175,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CH1 4JY
Versus other Catherine Street homes
EPC Rating for 1 Catherine Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,974
Street avg £1,776
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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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
Charlotte Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB







