27 South Street, Chester, CH3 5DR
About 27 South Street
27 South Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chester (CH3 5DR). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
Last sale on file: £228,297 in October 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 95 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 is 11.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 46% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
27 South Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 July 2027
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
27 South Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 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.
£255,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 11 years.
£228,297
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
7 October 2021Most recent
£228,297
+26.1%over 4 years17 August 2017
£181,000
+24.2%over 1 year24 March 2016
£145,750
+13.0%over 4 years7 April 2011
£129,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH3 5DR: £205,000 (2026–2022).
Versus other South Street homes
27 South Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,403
Street avg £1,965
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
94/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cecil Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Cherry Grove Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB







