Chester

Local area, nearby places and postcodes.

Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Chester within CH1; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Property

Latest recorded sale
17 July 2026
All recorded sales
17,418
Since 3 January 1995
Five-year median
£205,000
Sales in five-year window
2,986

Five-year sales by property type

Detached 399
Semi-detached 559
Terraced 857
Flats 900
Other 271

Annual property market

Bars show recorded Price Paid sales. Lines show median sale prices. Hover or tap a year for exact values, or select a legend item to show or hide a series.

Annual property market data
YearRecorded salesAll property types median sale priceDetached median sale priceSemi-detached median sale priceTerraced median sale priceFlat or maisonette median sale priceOther median sale price
2015577£154,000£268,375£142,500£153,300£145,000£504,000
2016768£155,000£293,000£151,000£150,000£120,000£250,000
2017612£180,000£279,950£160,250£169,750£160,000£350,000
2018785£145,000£285,000£165,000£162,250£104,236£84,950
2019572£170,000£292,500£165,000£161,000£160,500£241,731
2020483£185,000£327,995£177,500£168,500£148,672£285,000
2021811£210,000£328,995£202,500£180,000£165,000£275,000
2022685£205,000£362,500£220,000£200,000£170,000£315,000
2023590£192,750£379,995£205,000£190,000£135,000£190,017
2024553£213,000£364,248£235,000£213,350£160,000£190,017
2025616£209,000£409,995£210,000£205,750£176,000£230,000
2026192£222,000£357,500£225,500£235,000£162,500£317,500

Every recorded sale

1-20 of 17,418 · Price Paid transactions published for Chester within CH1

July 2021 to July 2026

  • 17 July 2026

    £200,000

    30, Oakfield Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5AG

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 17 July 2026

    £207,500

    155b, Blacon Point Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5NQ

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 10 July 2026

    £278,500

    Alexander House, 34, 4, Cuppin Street, Chester, CH1 2DP

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 10 July 2026

    £380,000

    1, Lodge Lane, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6DT

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 8 July 2026

    £640,000

    4, Overwood Avenue, Mollington, Chester, CH1 6NH

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 7 July 2026

    £450,000

    22a, Abbots Park, Chester, CH1 4AN

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 3 July 2026

    £195,000

    28, Handbridge Square, Chester, CH1 4GR

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 30 June 2026

    £258,000

    7, Albion Street, Chester, CH1 1RQ

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 30 June 2026

    £330,000

    2, Nicholas Court, Chester, CH1 2QS

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 29 June 2026

    £255,000

    Russet House, Long Lane, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6DN

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 26 June 2026

    £222,500

    36, Saughall Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5EU

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 26 June 2026

    £312,000

    24, Cambrian Road, Chester, CH1 4HT

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 26 June 2026

    £127,000

    18, Browning Close, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5XD

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 25 June 2026

    £190,000

    76, Garden Lane, Chester, CH1 4EY

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 24 June 2026

    £153,000

    19, Milton Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5XE

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 23 June 2026

    £250,000

    10, Louise Street, Chester, CH1 4HP

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 22 June 2026

    £247,500

    16, Louise Street, Chester, CH1 4HP

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 22 June 2026

    £348,000

    15, Gladstone Road, Chester, CH1 4BZ

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 19 June 2026

    £280,000

    11, Parkway, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6DZ

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 19 June 2026

    £179,000

    Corbridge House, 4, The Square, Chester, CH1 3AN

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

Local property price history

1-12 of 378 monthly records

Average price trend

Latest 12 monthly UK House Price Index records for Cheshire West and Chester.

Average price trend data
PeriodAverage price
July 2025£255,375
August 2025£260,979
September 2025£263,142
October 2025£262,636
November 2025£263,600
December 2025£261,071
January 2026£265,558
February 2026£264,409
March 2026£266,466
April 2026£264,491
May 2026£267,609
June 2026£269,039
Monthly UK House Price Index records
MonthAreaAverage priceIndexMonthly changeAnnual changeSales volume
June 2026Cheshire West and Chester£269,039106.50.5%6.9%Not supplied
May 2026Cheshire West and Chester£267,609105.91.2%5.5%Not supplied
April 2026Cheshire West and Chester£264,491104.7-0.7%2.1%289
March 2026Cheshire West and Chester£266,466105.50.8%2.0%322
February 2026Cheshire West and Chester£264,409104.7-0.4%2.5%345
January 2026Cheshire West and Chester£265,558105.11.7%3.1%345
December 2025Cheshire West and Chester£261,071103.4-1.0%0.9%434
November 2025Cheshire West and Chester£263,600104.40.4%2.5%395
October 2025Cheshire West and Chester£262,636104.0-0.2%2.3%526
September 2025Cheshire West and Chester£263,142104.20.8%4.5%490
August 2025Cheshire West and Chester£260,979103.32.2%3.7%484
July 2025Cheshire West and Chester£255,375101.11.5%2.5%460

Schools

Open schools nearby
49
Nearby establishment records
95
Primary nearby
28
Secondary nearby
7

All establishment records

1-20 of 95 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 4-19
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 7 September 2020
    Location
    CH1 2HU, 255 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: suppressed
  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 3-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 30 September 1980
    Location
    CH1 2NN, 391 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 67.4
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 December 2018
    Location
    CH1 1QP, 501 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 63% expected standard
  • University Church Free School

    Free schools

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 2 September 2013 · Closed 30 November 2018
    Location
    CH1 1QP, 501 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 14-19
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2017
    Location
    CH4 7AE, 659 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 34.5
  • Robert Raikes Tutorial School

    Other independent school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 4-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 3 September 1996
    Location
    CH1 1QQ, 669 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Egerton Street County Infant School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1992
    Location
    CH1 3ND, 704 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Queen's Park High School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 March 2017
    Location
    CH4 7AE, 756 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 April 2017
    Location
    CH4 7AE, 756 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 44.2
  • St Thomas of Canterbury Blue Coat CofE Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2011
    Location
    CH1 4HG, 863 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • St Andrew's Special Unit

    Pupil referral unit

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 5-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1998
    Location
    CH4 7HL, 891 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Victoria Infant School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2011
    Location
    CH1 4BR, 928 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2011
    Location
    CH1 4HG, 940 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 61% expected standard
  • Boughton St Paul's Nursery and Infant School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2008
    Location
    CH3 5BA, 948 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CH1 4BJ, 1.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Holly Bank School

    Other independent school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 2-17
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 21 July 1995
    Location
    CH2 1AB, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 April 2025
    Location
    CH4 7HS, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 March 2025
    Location
    CH4 7HS, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 52% expected standard
  • St Mary's Community Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

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    Phase and ages
    Nursery, ages 3-5
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 1900 · Closed 31 August 2021
    Location
    CH4 7HS, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CH2 3AD, 1.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 84% expected standard

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
398
Records within 1 mile
4,864
Months covered
12

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of Chester

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of Chester.

Monthly records trend data
PeriodRecorded crime events
July 2025469
August 2025460
September 2025373
October 2025368
November 2025392
December 2025432
January 2026374
February 2026384
March 2026414
April 2026391
May 2026409
June 2026398
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 2026398Violence and sexual offences155
May 2026409Violence and sexual offences183
April 2026391Violence and sexual offences124
March 2026414Violence and sexual offences153
February 2026384Violence and sexual offences143
January 2026374Violence and sexual offences160
December 2025432Violence and sexual offences189
November 2025392Violence and sexual offences152
October 2025368Violence and sexual offences152
September 2025373Violence and sexual offences152
August 2025460Violence and sexual offences190
July 2025469Violence and sexual offences181

Every published record

1-25 of 4,864

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Percy Road

    Cheshire West and Chester 043F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Bradford Street

    Cheshire West and Chester 043F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Selsdon Court

    Cheshire West and Chester 043F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Edgar Place

    Cheshire West and Chester 043F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Selsdon Court

    Cheshire West and Chester 043F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Selsdon Court

    Cheshire West and Chester 043F

    Outcome

    Formal action is not in the public interest

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Edgar Place

    Cheshire West and Chester 043F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Supermarket

    Cheshire West and Chester 043F

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Handbridge

    Cheshire West and Chester 043F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Mill Street

    Cheshire West and Chester 043F

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Selsdon Court

    Cheshire West and Chester 043F

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Ebury Place

    Cheshire West and Chester 043F

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Supermarket

    Cheshire West and Chester 043F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Supermarket

    Cheshire West and Chester 043F

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Handbridge

    Cheshire West and Chester 043F

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Burglary

    June 2026

    On or near Edgar Place

    Cheshire West and Chester 043F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Beeston View

    Cheshire West and Chester 043E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Queen'S Park View

    Cheshire West and Chester 043D

    Outcome

    Action to be taken by another organisation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Charles Crescent

    Cheshire West and Chester 043D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Allington Place

    Cheshire West and Chester 043D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Northern Pathway

    Cheshire West and Chester 043D

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Appleyards Lane

    Cheshire West and Chester 043D

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Overleigh Close

    Cheshire West and Chester 043C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Hough Green

    Cheshire West and Chester 043B

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Dingle Bank

    Cheshire West and Chester 043B

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

Place details

Place type
City
Postcode district
CH1
Country
England

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
53.19022, -2.89165
Wider geography
North West

Administrative areas

Unitary Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
E06000050

Nearby places and postcodes

Evidence in context

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Chester and whose postcode is in CH1. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Property market

The five-year median is £205,000 from 2,986 recorded sales in Price Paid transactions published for Chester within CH1. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cheshire West and Chester is £269,039 in June 2026, up 6.9% year on year.

Schools

49 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 7 secondary schools. Abbey School for Exceptional Children is the nearest published school at 255 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,864 published events cover 12 months, averaging 405.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,934 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.