16 Duchess Place, Chester, CH2 2JL
About 16 Duchess Place
16 Duchess Place is a mid-terrace house in Chester (CH2 2JL). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. At 56 m² this is the 8th smallest of 78 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–120 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 78 units on file.
Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 19.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £140,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
16 Duchess Place has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 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.
£152,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 20 years.
£140,000
Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
19 July 2022Most recent
£140,000
+35.3%over 19 years30 July 2002
£103,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 2JL: £160,000 (2025–2025).
Versus other Duchess Place homes
Floor Area for 16 Duchess Place lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,247
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Abbey Court Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB