House Prices · Cheshire West and Chester

Chester House Prices

1,449 sales analysed · HM Land Registry

The average sold house price in Chester is £326,521 over the last 12 months, based on 1,449 HM Land Registry transactions — 11% below the England & Wales average.

Median price£275,000
Average price£326,521
Year-on-year+3.8%
Sales (12mo)1,449

Over the last 12 months, 1,449 homes sold across Chester, at a median sold price of £275,000. That's up 3.8% 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 £366,494. The gap between the £275,000 median and £326,521 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-detached487 £280,000+2%
Terraced365 £235,000-15%
Detached364 £410,000+49%
Flat / Maisonette200 £151,250-45%
Other33 £312,000+13%

Price growth in Chester

HM Land Registry

A typical Chester home is worth about £107,000 more than 15 years ago — up 63.7%.

£168k15y ago£195k10y ago£245k5y ago£275know

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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.