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Chester

Cheshire West and Chester · 77,694 properties sold since 1995

Average Property Value
£324,661
↓ 3.9% YoY

Market analysis

Homes in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester sell for an average of £324,661 — 20% above the UK average of £271,295. The median sold price is £256,000. In 2025, the most recent complete year, prices fell 3.9% year on year, from £347,709 to £334,252. Since 2015, average values in Chester have grown by 35%.

Semi-detached houses are the most commonly sold property type in Chester, making up 35% of transactions. Chester spans 7 postcode areas, with 77,694 sales registered since 1995.

£324,661
Average
£256,000
Median
£100
Lowest
£34.8M
Highest

Liveability Score

Aggregated from 7 postcode areas

Good
74 / 100
Education 69
Connectivity 79
Market Stability 68
Family-Friendly 85

Price Trend

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
£253k £334k

Property Types

Semi-Detached 35%
Detached 26%
Terraced 24%
Flat 13%
Other 2%
77,694 total sales across 5 property types

Market Summary

£183k
Lower Quartile
£256k
Median
£370k
Upper Quartile
Price Distribution £100 – £34.8M

Yearly Price History

Year Average Median Sales Change
2026 (YTD) £320,283 £280,000 710 ↓ 4.2%
2025 £334,252 £264,000 2,405 ↓ 3.9%
2024 £347,709 £270,000 2,362 ↑ 0.8%
2023 £344,786 £260,000 2,254 ↑ 5.5%
2022 £326,917 £265,000 2,745 ↑ 6.7%
2021 £306,362 £245,000 3,439 ↑ 3.3%
2020 £296,629 £235,000 2,248 ↓ 4.5%
2019 £310,477 £220,000 2,604 ↑ 7.8%
2018 £288,029 £205,000 2,812 ↑ 1.4%
2017 £283,991 £210,000 2,840 ↑ 12.4%
2016 £252,724 £189,000 2,957 ↑ 2.3%
2015 £247,062 £194,498 2,782

Postcode Areas in Chester

Chester covers 7 postcode areas. Click any one for detailed property data, schools, crime stats, and demographics.

CH1CH2CH3CH4CH88CH99CW6

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Streets in Chester

The 60 busiest streets in Chester by number of recorded sales. Each page lists every property on the street and what it last sold for.

High Street 472 Hoole Lane 416 Westminster Road 406 Whitchurch Road 387 Chester Road 386 Queens Road 366 Tarvin Road 363 Egerton Street 346 Long Lane 333 Saddlery Way 304 Hoole Road 298 Trafford Street 295 Black Diamond Park 276 Saughall Road 269 Newry Park East 257 Wharton Court 254 Phillip Street 247 Hough Green 247 Sealand Road 247 Parkgate Road 246 West Street 235 Garden Lane 235 Victoria Road 233 Clare Avenue 232 Main Road 232 The Square 232 Thomas Brassey Close 219 Filkins Lane 217 Sandy Lane 215 Cherry Dale Road 214 Foregate Street 213 New Crane Street 213 Ermine Road 212 Hartington Street 211 Green Lane 202 Church Road 199 Upton Drive 196 Church Lane 194 Gladstone Avenue 191 Boundary Lane 190 City Road 190 Lache Lane 189 Oldfield Crescent 187 Stanley Park Drive 186 Brook Lane 186 Heathcote Close 186 Holm Drive 184 Cherry Road 182 St Marks Road 181 Blacon Point Road 181 Brook Street 180 Upton Grange 176 Kingsway 170 Liverpool Road 169 Hermitage Road 167 Butterbache Road 166 Whipcord Lane 162 Walls Avenue 162 Overleigh Road 161 Pyecroft Street 157

Frequently asked questions about Chester

What is the average house price in Chester?
The average sold price in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester is £324,661, across 16,163 sales since 2020. The median is £256,000 — the middle price, which a few very expensive sales cannot pull upward.
Are house prices in Chester rising or falling?
In 2025, the last complete year, the average sold price in Chester was £334,252, down 3.9% on 2024's £347,709.
How many properties have sold in Chester?
HM Land Registry has recorded 77,694 sales in Chester since 1995, across 7 postcode areas (CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, CH88, CH99). The most common property type is semi-detached.

About this data

Averages and medians for Chester cover the 16,163 sales registered since 2020, so they describe the current market rather than three decades of it. The 77,694 figure is every sale since records begin in 1995, and the yearly chart uses each year's own sales. Prices are what buyers actually paid, as registered with HM Land Registry — not asking prices or estimates. Scotland and Northern Ireland are not in this dataset; see Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Crown copyright 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0