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Princes Avenue, Chester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Princes Avenue, Chester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chester-cheshire-west-and-chester/princes-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH1 3BH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£340,100
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£241,587
15 sales
Price range
£107k – £340k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Mar 2026
CH1 3BH

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At a glance

House prices£242k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station3 min walkChester station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold94% freeholdAcross 17 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

15 property sales on Princes Avenue, Chester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £340,100. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £253,009. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 73% terraced, 20% semi-detached, 7% flat. Recorded sale prices on Princes Avenue range from £107,000 to £340,100. 94% of homes sold here were freehold and 6% leasehold.

House prices on Princes Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Princes Avenue 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: £172,000 (1 sales)2016£172k2017: £236,000 (1 sales)2017£236k2019: £214,850 (2 sales)2019£215k2020: £228,500 (2 sales)2020£229k2021: £208,000 (3 sales)2021£208k2023: £267,500 (4 sales)2023£268k2024: £295,000 (1 sales)2024£295k2026: £340,100 (1 sales)2026£340k

Tenure: 94% freehold and 6% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced11£253,00920 Mar 2026
Semi-detached3£244,56715 Jan 2021
Flat1£107,0002 Aug 2021

Sold prices on Princes Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
13, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 20 Mar 2026£340,100 TerracedFreehold
11, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 15 Mar 2024£295,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 27 Oct 2023£275,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 2 Aug 2023£198,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 13 Jun 2023£305,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 14 Feb 2023£292,000 TerracedFreehold
30A, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 2 Aug 2021£107,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 17 May 2021£244,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 15 Jan 2021£273,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 30 Nov 2020£242,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 19 Oct 2020£215,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 16 Aug 2019£224,700 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 22 Feb 2019£205,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 28 Jun 2018£210,000 OtherFreehold
8, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 3 Aug 2017£236,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 30 Nov 2016£185,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Princes Avenue CH1 3BH 23 May 2016£172,000 TerracedFreehold

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
13, Princes Avenue £198,000 (Aug 2023) → £340,100 (Mar 2026) +72%
over 3 yrs
9, Princes Avenue £172,000 (May 2016) → £275,000 (Oct 2023) +60%
over 7 yrs
22, Princes Avenue £215,000 (Oct 2020) → £305,000 (Jun 2023) +42%
over 3 yrs
8, Princes Avenue £236,000 (Aug 2017) → £273,000 (Jan 2021) +16%
over 3 yrs
17, Princes Avenue £185,000 (Nov 2016) → £242,000 (Nov 2020) +31%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Princes Avenue

Crime

453 crimes were reported within about a mile of Princes Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences176
Public order57
Anti-social behaviour56
Shoplifting54
Other theft34
Criminal damage & arson25

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

Flood risk

Princes Avenue is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Dee Estuary from Parkgate to Chester Flood alert area
  • River Gowy catchment including areas around Frodsham Flood alert area
  • River Dee catchment in England from Whitchurch to Chester 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 Princes Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 307 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.2 mi
The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy 198 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Maple Grove School 50 pupils Other independent special school 5–18 Report 0.5 mi
Abbey School for Exceptional Children 128 pupils Other independent special school 4–19 Report 0.6 mi
Hoole Church of England Primary School 395 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Martin's Academy Chester 177 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Cherry Grove Primary School 274 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Newton Primary School 369 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement 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 0.2 mi · 3 min walk
  • Bache station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Capenhurst station 5.2 mi · 1 hr 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Railway Station Coach Stop (S2, City Road) 2 min walk
  • Railway Station (S1, City Road) 3 min walk
  • Railway Station (S3, City Road) 3 min walk
  • Canal Bridge (SW-bound, City Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Boughton Medical Group
    Boughton Health Centre, Hoole Lane, Chester · 0.2 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
  • Northgate Medical Centre
    Fountains Health, Delamere Street, Chester · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Chester · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Chester 79-81 Brook Street · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Chester - Hoole Road · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Chester Superstore · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boughton Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Foregate Street (dental Surgery) · 0.3 mi
  • Sandon Dental Surgery · 0.5 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 skills5 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned45.2%62.5%
Private rented45.4%20.3%
Social rented9.5%17.1%
Households613

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 156.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6479.5%64.1%
Aged 65+14.4%18.6%
Residents1,105

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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 Princes Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCheshire West and Chester
White88.2%95.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6%2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%0.6%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.6%

Religion

HereCheshire West and Chester
No religion49.4%37.8%
Christian37.2%54.5%
Not answered6.8%5.5%
Muslim2.4%1%
Buddhist1.9%0.3%
Hindu1.9%0.4%
Other religion0.4%0.3%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereCheshire West and Chester
Born in the UK80.5%92.7%
Born outside the UK19.5%7.3%

Highest qualification

HereCheshire West and Chester
Level 4 qualifications and above53.1%35.7%
Level 3 qualifications17.7%17.8%
Level 2 qualifications10.6%13.7%
No qualifications9.1%15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.8%9.3%
Apprenticeship3.8%5.4%
Other qualifications0.9%2.3%

General health

HereCheshire West and Chester
Very good health53.7%48.8%
Good health32.5%33.3%
Fair health11%12.7%
Bad health2.2%4.1%
Very bad health0.5%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCheshire West and Chester
1 car or van in household48.5%40.8%
No cars or vans in household30.5%16.7%
2 cars or vans in household18.1%32%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.9%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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