Sold price history
Chester house prices
£157,500 is the median sold price in Chester — not an estimate, but what buyers really paid. Over the past decade prices are +49% in cash — but +7% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £157,500
- 10 years · cash
- +49%
- 10 years · real
- +7%
HM Land Registry · 73,213 sales ·
22,023 with floor area ·
Updated 22 May 2026
Key facts
Median price
£157,500
Price per m²
£2,110
Sales recorded
73,213
Price range
£960 – £3,150,000
Chester prices since 1995
Cash price
Today’s money (real)
Over ten years Chester is +49% on paper and +7% in real terms.
Recent sales in Chester
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2026 | 14 Beeby Way · CH4 0TP | Detached Freehold | £355,000 | — |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 18 Browning Close · CH1 5XD | Terraced Freehold | £127,000 | — |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 88A High Street · CH3 8JB | Detached Freehold | £225,000 | — |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 1 Wroxham Close · CH2 2HA | Semi-detached Freehold | £199,950 | — |
| 24 Jun 2026 | 47 Meadowsway · CH2 1HZ | Detached Freehold | £672,500 | — |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 15 Gladstone Road · CH1 4BZ | Terraced Freehold | £348,000 | — |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 3 Ormonde Road · CH2 2AH | Semi-detached Freehold | £455,500 | — |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 48 Well House Drive · CH4 0LB | Detached Freehold | £322,500 | — |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 63 Appleyards Lane · CH4 7DS | Terraced Freehold | £240,000 | — |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1 Dale Street · CH3 5EQ | Terraced Freehold | £213,000 | — |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 8 Yarrow Close · CH4 0QL | Semi-detached Freehold | £185,000 | — |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 4, Corbridge House The Square · CH1 3AN | Flat Leasehold | £179,000 | — |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 12 Powells Orchard · CH4 7LA | Flat Leasehold | £170,950 | — |
| 18 Jun 2026 | 13 Watling Crescent · CH4 7HD | Detached Freehold | £435,000 | — |
| 18 Jun 2026 | 26 Duke Grove · CH3 6FH | Semi-detached Freehold | £310,000 | — |
| 18 Jun 2026 | 20 Devonshire Place · CH4 7BZ | Terraced Freehold | £300,500 | — |
| 18 Jun 2026 | 36 Whitley Drive · CH4 0TL | Terraced Leasehold | £210,000 | — |
| 18 Jun 2026 | 21 Kempton Close · CH1 4PS | Flat Leasehold | £130,000 | — |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 49, Kingswood Kingsway · CH2 2FF | Flat Leasehold | £90,000 | — |
| 16 Jun 2026 | 5 Cawdor Drive · CH3 5PU | Semi-detached Freehold | £257,000 | — |
| 16 Jun 2026 | 9 Sunbury Crescent · CH4 8EE | Semi-detached Freehold | £254,000 | — |
| 16 Jun 2026 | 3 Whitby Avenue · CH2 2JA | Semi-detached Freehold | £245,000 | — |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 29 Park Drive · CH2 3JR | Semi-detached Freehold | £370,000 | — |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 27 Ashwood Court · CH2 3FD | Semi-detached Freehold | £302,000 | — |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 25, Wealstone Court Newton Lane · CH2 1HA | Terraced Freehold | £297,500 | — |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 35 Telford Way · CH4 8DA | Flat Leasehold | £100,000 | — |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 52 Shot Tower Close · CH1 3BT | Flat Leasehold | £190,000 | — |
| 11 Jun 2026 | 4 Barnston Mews · CH3 6LH | Semi-detached Freehold | £382,500 | — |
| 11 Jun 2026 | 33 Ludlow Road · CH1 5BJ | Semi-detached Freehold | £235,000 | — |
| 11 Jun 2026 | 83 Springfields · CH2 4EG | Semi-detached Freehold | £215,000 | — |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Chester
Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.
| Address | First sold | Last sold | Times | Cash return | Real return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21, Linden Grove | £20,598 16 Jan 2004 | £150,000 10 Aug 2005 | 2 | +255% per year | +251% inflation-adjusted |
| 13, Middlecroft | £120,000 10 Dec 2020 | £425,000 4 May 2021 | 2 | +254% per year | +246% inflation-adjusted |
| 20, Lakeside Close | £92,500 5 Feb 2007 | £375,000 20 Mar 2008 | 2 | +249% per year | +238% inflation-adjusted |
| 6, Lakeside Close | £53,750 7 Jun 2001 | £183,500 10 Apr 2002 | 2 | +241% per year | +236% inflation-adjusted |
| 41, Talbot Street | £21,500 26 Sep 2003 | £127,500 18 Mar 2005 | 2 | +234% per year | +226% inflation-adjusted |
| Broomheath Cottage, Platts Lane | £15,000 23 Dec 1999 | £375,000 22 Oct 2002 | 2 | +212% per year | +206% inflation-adjusted |
| 5, Derwent Road | £19,440 30 Apr 2003 | £107,500 5 Nov 2004 | 2 | +208% per year | +204% inflation-adjusted |
| 29, St Chads Road | £25,000 10 May 2002 | £145,000 15 Dec 2003 | 2 | +200% per year | +196% inflation-adjusted |
| 87, Whipcord Lane | £10,000 18 Dec 1998 | £75,000 31 Oct 2000 | 2 | +194% per year | +188% inflation-adjusted |
| Carleton House, Old Warren | £60,000 13 Aug 2010 | £500,000 19 Nov 2012 | 2 | +154% per year | +147% inflation-adjusted |
| 105, Garden Lane | £45,000 7 May 2003 | £139,500 10 Aug 2004 | 2 | +145% per year | +141% inflation-adjusted |
| 6, Denford Close | £52,000 7 Mar 2007 | £125,000 22 Feb 2008 | 2 | +140% per year | +132% inflation-adjusted |
| 28, Oakfield Road | £21,000 20 Dec 1995 | £49,500 8 Nov 1996 | 2 | +136% per year | +130% inflation-adjusted |
| 49, Garth Drive | £55,000 20 Apr 2001 | £128,500 9 Nov 2001 | 2 | +134% per year | +134% inflation-adjusted |
| 16, Glyn Garth | £12,950 2 Apr 2003 | £34,000 24 May 2004 | 2 | +132% per year | +129% inflation-adjusted |
| 20, Croft Close | £97,249 29 Feb 2012 | £235,000 25 Mar 2013 | 2 | +128% per year | +123% inflation-adjusted |
| Ivy Cottages 2, Hoofield Lane | £82,000 20 Jun 2000 | £183,000 19 Mar 2001 | 2 | +123% per year | +119% inflation-adjusted |
| 4, Cedars Close | £112,500 9 Nov 2021 | £250,000 23 Sep 2022 | 2 | +122% per year | +104% inflation-adjusted |
| Brookdale, High Street | £315,000 27 Feb 2015 | £695,000 16 Sep 2015 | 2 | +121% per year | +121% inflation-adjusted |
| 7, Moss Bank | £122,000 12 Jun 2015 | £268,000 22 Apr 2016 | 2 | +120% per year | +118% inflation-adjusted |
| 105, Hoole Lane | £20,000 28 Mar 1996 | £49,950 28 May 1997 | 2 | +119% per year | +115% inflation-adjusted |
| 9, The Cobbles | £15,000 30 Nov 1995 | £56,500 21 Aug 1997 | 2 | +116% per year | +110% inflation-adjusted |
| 66, Castlefields | £17,000 8 Feb 1999 | £86,500 29 Mar 2001 | 3 | +114% per year | +110% inflation-adjusted |
| 47, Sherbourne Avenue | £90,000 21 Sep 2020 | £278,000 31 Mar 2022 | 2 | +110% per year | +95% inflation-adjusted |
| 5, Green Lane | £34,000 15 May 1998 | £77,000 30 Jun 1999 | 3 | +107% per year | +103% inflation-adjusted |
| 27, Coniston Road | £60,000 1 Dec 2017 | £123,000 30 Apr 2018 | 2 | +105% per year | +101% inflation-adjusted |
| 17, Pentre Close | £310,000 17 Sep 2021 | £635,000 28 Feb 2022 | 2 | +105% per year | +88% inflation-adjusted |
| 9, Brown Heath Road | £172,000 22 Jul 2005 | £363,000 7 Aug 2006 | 2 | +105% per year | +100% inflation-adjusted |
| Roseleigh, Hare Lane | £35,000 10 Feb 1995 | £124,000 18 Nov 1996 | 2 | +104% per year | +101% inflation-adjusted |
| 25, Sutton Drive | £140,000 30 Apr 2021 | £280,000 14 Apr 2022 | 2 | +100% per year | +83% inflation-adjusted |
| East View 1, Penymynydd Road | £20,000 6 Oct 1995 | £39,950 11 Oct 1996 | 2 | +98% per year | +93% inflation-adjusted |
| 2, Tarvin Road | £65,000 23 Nov 2011 | £170,000 26 Apr 2013 | 2 | +96% per year | +90% inflation-adjusted |
| 11, Kings Crescent East | £80,250 15 May 2002 | £157,500 21 Mar 2003 | 2 | +96% per year | +92% inflation-adjusted |
| 2 Monastery Cottage, Marsh Lane | £170,000 21 Aug 2003 | £330,000 1 Jun 2004 | 2 | +94% per year | +91% inflation-adjusted |
| 66, Alwyn Gardens | £59,950 20 Aug 1999 | £115,000 10 Apr 2000 | 2 | +92% per year | +88% inflation-adjusted |
| 14, Bush Road | £39,000 26 Nov 2001 | £117,000 5 Aug 2003 | 2 | +92% per year | +87% inflation-adjusted |
| 7, Gerrards Avenue | £111,000 18 Feb 2005 | £217,000 3 Mar 2006 | 2 | +91% per year | +87% inflation-adjusted |
| 142, Boundary Lane | £28,000 8 Aug 2002 | £135,000 28 Jan 2005 | 3 | +89% per year | +84% inflation-adjusted |
| 26, Cedar Grove | £82,000 2 May 2012 | £153,000 28 Mar 2013 | 2 | +87% per year | +82% inflation-adjusted |
| 24, Hallfields Road | £174,000 9 Jun 2017 | £322,500 20 Apr 2018 | 2 | +85% per year | +81% inflation-adjusted |
| 23, Tarvin Road | £70,000 9 Sep 2011 | £158,000 16 Jan 2013 | 2 | +82% per year | +76% inflation-adjusted |
| Park Cottages 2, Wrexham Road | £105,000 16 Feb 2001 | £190,000 24 Aug 2001 | 2 | +81% per year | +81% inflation-adjusted |
| 26, Gladstone Road | £35,000 5 Dec 1997 | £63,000 21 Aug 1998 | 2 | +80% per year | +76% inflation-adjusted |
| 69, Hartington Street | £45,000 3 Mar 2000 | £79,950 12 Dec 2000 | 2 | +78% per year | +78% inflation-adjusted |
| Greenfield Lock Cottage, Ring Road | £55,000 29 Mar 1996 | £120,000 8 Aug 1997 | 2 | +77% per year | +74% inflation-adjusted |
| 17, Pulford Road | £26,400 31 Mar 2003 | £84,000 8 Apr 2005 | 2 | +77% per year | +74% inflation-adjusted |
| 39, Selkirk Road | £93,000 22 Dec 1999 | £164,000 16 Oct 2000 | 2 | +76% per year | +73% inflation-adjusted |
| 7, Kings Crescent East | £115,000 1 Apr 2009 | £212,000 30 Apr 2010 | 2 | +76% per year | +72% inflation-adjusted |
| 2, Lakeside Close | £45,000 19 Aug 1999 | £229,950 5 Jul 2002 | 3 | +76% per year | +73% inflation-adjusted |
| 31, Rushfield Road | £65,000 14 May 2002 | £149,950 6 Nov 2003 | 2 | +76% per year | +73% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
Chester house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Chester?
The median sold price in Chester is £157,500, based on 73,213 recorded sales from HM Land Registry.
What is the price range of homes sold in Chester?
Recorded sales in Chester range from £960 to £3,150,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Chester risen?
Over the past decade prices in Chester are +49% in cash terms but +7% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.
How much is a house per square metre in Chester?
In Chester the median price is £2,110 per square metre, from 22,023 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.
How up to date is this data?
HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Chester was 22 May 2026.
Postcode districts in Chester
Streets in Chester
High Street£134,250 medianHoole Lane£141,500 medianWestminster Road£125,000 medianWhitchurch Road£200,000 medianQueens Road£165,475 medianChester Road£169,950 medianTarvin Road£168,500 medianLong Lane£140,000 medianEgerton Street£140,233 medianSaddlery Way£149,998 medianHoole Road£198,475 medianSaughall Road£120,000 medianBlack Diamond Park£122,000 medianNewry Park East£98,725 medianWharton Court£162,975 medianPhillip Street£125,000 medianHough Green£280,000 medianClare Avenue£165,500 medianWest Street£116,000 medianSealand Road£132,000 medianVictoria Road£110,000 medianMain Road£150,000 medianParkgate Road£198,750 medianThomas Brassey Close£113,500 medianThe Square£175,000 medianFilkins Lane£270,000 medianCherry Dale Road£109,750 medianHartington Street£133,750 medianGarden Lane£100,000 medianSandy Lane£174,000 median
Popular places
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