1 Reservoir Terrace, Chester, CH3 5DD
About 1 Reservoir Terrace
1 Reservoir Terrace is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chester (CH3 5DD). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Last sale on file: £190,000 in May 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 78 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 is 25.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 34% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Reservoir Terrace has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Reservoir Terrace has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 23 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
27 May 2021Most recent
£190,000
+26.7%over 5 years12 November 2015
£149,950
+5.6%over 7 years14 February 2008
£142,000
+175.7%over 9 years27 March 1998
£51,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 5DD: £180,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CH3 5DD
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Reservoir Terrace homes
On floor area, 1 Reservoir Terrace stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,436
Street avg £2,440
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lock Vaults PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB