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Castle Street, Chester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Castle Street, Chester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chester-cheshire-west-and-chester/castle-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH1 2DS.

Average price (last 12 months)
£170,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£264,313
16 sales
Price range
£165k – £458k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Dec 2025
CH1 2DS

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At a glance

House prices£264k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station16 min walkChester station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband82% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold68% leaseholdAcross 22 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

16 property sales on Castle Street, Chester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £170,500. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £225,556. Average sale prices rose from £221,667 in 2016 to £243,500 in 2025 (+10%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 56% flat, 44% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Castle Street range from £165,000 to £458,000. 32% of homes sold here were freehold and 68% leasehold.

House prices on Castle Street compared

CH1 postcode area£253,883
Chester£330,634
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Castle Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CH1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £221,667 (3 sales)2016£222k2017: £258,000 (2 sales)2017£258k2018: £458,000 (1 sales)2018£458k2019: £318,750 (2 sales)2019£319k2020: £195,000 (1 sales)2020£195k2021: £257,500 (2 sales)2021£258k2022: £287,000 (1 sales)2022£287k2023: £225,000 (1 sales)2023£225k2025: £243,500 (3 sales)2025£244k

Tenure: 32% freehold and 68% leasehold across 22 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat9£225,5561 Dec 2025
Terraced7£314,1437 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Castle Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 5, 16, Castle Street CH1 2DS 1 Dec 2025£170,500 FlatLeasehold
Ground And First Floor Flat, 14, Castle Street CH1 2DS 5 Sep 2025£310,000 FlatLeasehold
12B, Castle Street CH1 2DS 7 Mar 2025£250,000 TerracedLeasehold
Flat 1, 16, Castle Street CH1 2DS 30 Jun 2023£225,000 FlatLeasehold
Ground And First Floor Flat, 14, Castle Street CH1 2DS 11 Nov 2022£287,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 16, Castle Street CH1 2DS 11 Mar 2022£178,500 FlatLeasehold
Ground And First Floor Flat, 14, Castle Street CH1 2DS 25 Feb 2022£181,000 FlatLeasehold
12A, Castle Street CH1 2DS 26 Nov 2021£280,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Heritage Mews, 6 - 8, Castle Street CH1 2DS 26 Feb 2021£143,600 FlatLeasehold
7, Castle Street CH1 2DS 24 Feb 2021£235,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Castle Street CH1 2DS 6 Nov 2020£305,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 4, 16, Castle Street CH1 2DS 3 Jan 2020£195,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Gloverstone Court, Castle Street CH1 2DS 30 Aug 2019£430,000 TerracedFreehold
12B, Castle Street CH1 2DS 15 May 2019£207,500 TerracedLeasehold
5, Castle Street CH1 2DS 18 Dec 2018£458,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Heritage Mews, 6 - 8, Castle Street CH1 2DS 6 Dec 2017£150,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Castle Street CH1 2DS 19 Jul 2017£293,500 TerracedFreehold
Flat 5, 16, Castle Street CH1 2DS 23 Jun 2017£222,500 FlatLeasehold
Charlotte House, 5 Gloverstone Court, Castle Street CH1 2DS 2 Dec 2016£105,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 2, 16, Castle Street CH1 2DS 7 Oct 2016£175,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Castle Street CH1 2DS 22 Apr 2016£325,000 TerracedFreehold
Ground And First Floor Flat, 14, Castle Street CH1 2DS 10 Mar 2016£165,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Flat 5, 16, Castle Street £222,500 (Jun 2017) → £170,500 (Dec 2025) -23%
over 8 yrs
Ground And First Floor Flat, 14, Castle Street £165,000 (Mar 2016) → £181,000 (Feb 2022) → £287,000 (Nov 2022) → £310,000 (Sep 2025) +88%
over 9 yrs
12B, Castle Street £207,500 (May 2019) → £250,000 (Mar 2025) +20%
over 6 yrs
Flat 1, 16, Castle Street £178,500 (Mar 2022) → £225,000 (Jun 2023) +26%
over 1 yr
5, Castle Street £325,000 (Apr 2016) → £458,000 (Dec 2018) +41%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Castle Street

Crime

422 crimes were reported within about a mile of Castle Street in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences161
Shoplifting57
Public order51
Anti-social behaviour50
Other theft32
Criminal damage & arson23

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Castle Street is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Tidal River Dee in England at Northern Embankment, Chester Flood alert area
  • Dee Estuary from Parkgate to Chester Flood alert area
  • Tidal River Dee at Chester Flood alert area
  • River Dee catchment in England from Whitchurch to Chester Flood alert area
  • Tidal River Dee from Grosvenor Bridge to the Groves Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Castle Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Queen's Park High School 792 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Chester International School 229 pupils Secondary 14–19 Good Report 0.3 mi
Abbey School for Exceptional Children 128 pupils Other independent special school 4–19 Report 0.4 mi
The Queen's School 382 pupils Other independent school 3–18 Report 0.4 mi
The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy 198 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
The Catholic High School, Chester 797 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School 447 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School 369 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Chester station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Bache station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Ye Olde Kings Head (o/s, Lower Bridge Street) 1 min walk
  • Chester Bells Coach Stop (o/s, Grosvenor Street) 1 min walk
  • Lower Bridge Street (Stand Y, Lower Bridge Street) 1 min walk
  • Grosvenor Street (Stop W, Grosvenor Street) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Handbridge Med.ctr.
    Greenway Street, Handbridge, Chester · 0.3 mi
  • City Walls Medical Centre
    St. Martins Way, Chester · 0.4 mi
  • St Werburgh's Medical Practice Homeless
    2A George Street, Chester · 0.5 mi
  • The Elms Medical Centre
    2Nd Fl, Fountains Health, Chester · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Chester Pepper St Express · 0.1 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Handbridge Express Petrol · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Chester Northgate Express · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S Chester · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Handbridge Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • White Friars House Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • 12 White Friars Dental Clinic · 0.1 mi
  • Bank House Dental Practice · 0.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned46.3%62.5%
Private rented41.7%20.3%
Social rented11.9%17.1%
Households678

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 156.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.4%64.1%
Aged 65+26.3%18.6%
Residents1,214

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)91%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)82%80%
Gigabit-capable0%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks81%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks90%92%

Share of homes across Cheshire West and Chester with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Castle Street

Ethnic group

HereCheshire West and Chester
White90.2%95.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.8%2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%0.6%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.6%

Religion

HereCheshire West and Chester
Christian46.7%54.5%
No religion44.5%37.8%
Not answered5.4%5.5%
Muslim1.4%1%
Hindu0.8%0.4%
Other religion0.7%0.3%
Buddhist0.6%0.3%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereCheshire West and Chester
Born in the UK81.9%92.7%
Born outside the UK18.1%7.3%

Highest qualification

HereCheshire West and Chester
Level 4 qualifications and above51.9%35.7%
Level 3 qualifications16.4%17.8%
Level 2 qualifications11.1%13.7%
No qualifications8.5%15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.3%9.3%
Apprenticeship3.2%5.4%
Other qualifications2.6%2.3%

General health

HereCheshire West and Chester
Very good health51.8%48.8%
Good health31.1%33.3%
Fair health13.3%12.7%
Bad health2.2%4.1%
Very bad health1.5%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCheshire West and Chester
1 car or van in household48.9%40.8%
No cars or vans in household35.5%16.7%
2 cars or vans in household13.7%32%
3 or more cars or vans in household1.9%10.5%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Cheshire West and Chester.

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