What kind of home is 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL?

18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house, on a corner plot.

What did 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL sell for?

18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL last sold for £148,250 in August 2006, around 20 years ago. Before that, it sold for £106,500 in July 2002, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL?

Across 2 sales between July 2002 and August 2006, 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL rose from £106,500 to £148,250, a change of £41,750. That works out to roughly +8.5% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL?

The current EPC rating for 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in March 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL?

18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (667 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL use?

The latest EPC at 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL?

18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL in?

18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL sits in Chester. It falls within the CH2 postcode district.

Is 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL in a safe area?

Police records around 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Burglary makes up roughly 25% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL?

The closest primary school to 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL is Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School (319m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chester International School (1.6km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL?

The closest bus stop to 18 Duchess Place, CH2 2JL is Abbey Court Hotel, 38m away. The nearest bus option is Chester Bus Interchange, 549m away.

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18 Duchess Place, Chester, CH2 2JL

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 2nd

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

62 m²

667 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 18 Duchess Place

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Duchess Place is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chester (CH2 2JL). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 62 m² this is the 41st 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. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

ParkingAllocated
Corner plotYes

Building

TenureFreehold
LiftYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Late 20th century2nd Floor FlatFreeholdEPC DNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Duchess Place, Chester, CH2 2JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£160,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2006)

£148,250

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

24 August 2006Most recent
£148,250
+39.2%over 4 years
30 July 2002
£106,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH2 2JL: £160,000 (2025–2025).

Nearby sales in CH2 2JL

On the street

Versus other Duchess Place homes

Four headline reads against 63 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£2,391

Street avg £2,249

Above

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH2 2JL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.1dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH2 2JL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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