What type of property is 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT?

16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT?

16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT last sold for £230,000 in February 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £56,000 in February 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT?

Across 4 sales between February 1998 and February 2022, 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT rose from £56,000 to £230,000, a change of £174,000. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT have?

The current EPC rating for 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT?

16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (635 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT?

16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT 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.

Where is 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT located?

16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT sits in Basingstoke. It falls within the RG21 postcode district in Hampshire.

Is 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT in a safe area?

Police records around 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 17 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (34% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT?

The closest primary school to 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT is Fairfields Primary School (478m), one of 24 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Basingstoke College of Technology (303m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT?

The closest bus stop to 16 Chester Place, RG21 8UT is Bounty Road, 61m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 892m away.

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16 Chester Place, Basingstoke, RG21 8UT

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 01

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

59 m²

635 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Chester Place

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

16 Chester Place is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Basingstoke (RG21 8UT). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 72).

Last sale on file: £230,000 in February 2022. 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. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 68.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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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

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Chester Place, Basingstoke, RG21 8UT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Chester Place has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

4 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.

16 Chester Place has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£232,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£230,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

25 February 2022Most recent
£230,000
+44.2%over 14 years
28 February 2007
£159,500
+10.0%over 2 years
28 September 2004
£145,000
+158.9%over 6 years
20 February 1998
£56,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG21 8UT: £225,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in RG21 8UT

On the street

Versus other Chester Place homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Chester Place outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,898

Street avg £3,107

Strongly above

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Above

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Comparables

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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 Basingstoke district page.

Full Basingstoke report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

9/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Bounty Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Basingstoke College of Technology. 33 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG21 8UT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG21 8UT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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