House Prices · Cheshire West and Chester

Chester House Prices

1,202 sales analysed · HM Land Registry

The average sold house price in Chester is £322,713 over the last 12 months, based on 1,202 HM Land Registry transactions — 11% below the England & Wales average.

Median price£272,608
Average price£322,713
Year-on-year+2.9%
Sales (12mo)1,202

Over the last 12 months, 1,202 homes sold across Chester, at a median sold price of £272,608. That's up 2.9% on the year before. Semi-detached homes account for the largest share of recent sales. That puts Chester 11% below the England & Wales average of £363,367. The gap between the £272,608 median and £322,713 average points to a tail of high-value sales pulling the average up.

Prices by property type

HM Land Registry

Chester is predominantly a semi-detached and terraced market. Each bar shows the median sold price by type, and how it compares to the Chester median.

Semi-detached392 £285,000+5%
Terraced312 £235,250-14%
Detached295 £405,000+49%
Flat / Maisonette178 £155,000-43%
Other25 £312,000+14%

Price growth in Chester

HM Land Registry

A typical Chester home is worth about £104,608 more than 15 years ago — up 62.3%.

£168k15y ago£195k10y ago£247k5y ago£273know

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the OGL v3.0. Figures exclude commercial and some non-standard transactions; England & Wales only.