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Steam Mill Street, Chester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Steam Mill Street, Chester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chester-cheshire-west-and-chester/steam-mill-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH3 5BE, CH3 5AD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£160,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£158,466
25 sales
Price range
£29k – £255k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 May 2026
CH3 5BE

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At a glance

House prices£160k average52% below the Chester average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station5 min walkChester station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 29 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

25 property sales on Steam Mill Street, Chester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £160,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £158,466. That is 52% below the Chester average of £330,634 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Steam Mill Street range from £29,138 to £255,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold. Of 294 streets in Chester with at least two sales in the last year, Steam Mill Street ranks 277th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Steam Mill Street compared

Steam Mill Street£160,000
CH3 postcode area£370,480
Chester£330,634
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CH3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £159,578 (5 sales)2016£160k2017: £161,583 (6 sales)2017£162k2018: £65,500 (1 sales)2018£66k2019: £144,375 (2 sales)2019£144k2020: £197,500 (2 sales)2020£198k2022: £160,000 (1 sales)2022£160k2023: £166,667 (3 sales)2023£167k2024: £210,000 (1 sales)2024£210k2025: £123,333 (3 sales)2025£123k2026: £205,000 (1 sales)2026£205k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 29 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat25£158,4668 May 2026

Sold prices on Steam Mill Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Apartment 8, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 8 May 2026£205,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 12, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 28 Nov 2025£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 19, 1875 Bakers Court, Steam Mill Street CH3 5AD 6 Oct 2025£165,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 12, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 8 Aug 2025£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 56, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 11 Mar 2025£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 17, 1875 Bakers Court, Steam Mill Street CH3 5AD 28 Nov 2024£210,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 55, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 23 Jun 2023£160,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 30, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 6 Jun 2023£255,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 62, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 31 May 2023£85,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 1875 Bakers Court, Steam Mill Street CH3 5AD 1 Feb 2023£221,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 12, 1875 Bakers Court, Steam Mill Street CH3 5AD 27 Jun 2022£160,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 18, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 27 Jan 2021£155,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 37, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 14 Dec 2020£220,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, 1875 Bakers Court, Steam Mill Street CH3 5AD 21 Sep 2020£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, 1875 Bakers Court, Steam Mill Street CH3 5AD 6 Sep 2019£214,750 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 56, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 26 Apr 2019£74,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 14, 1875 Bakers Court, Steam Mill Street CH3 5AD 14 Sep 2018£150,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 61, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 31 Jan 2018£65,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 56, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 2 Oct 2017£76,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 37, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 23 Jun 2017£237,500 Flat New buildLeasehold
Apartment 62, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 19 Jun 2017£60,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, 1875 Bakers Court, Steam Mill Street CH3 5AD 28 Feb 2017£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, 1875 Bakers Court, Steam Mill Street CH3 5AD 17 Feb 2017£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 7, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 19 Jan 2017£221,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Apartment 15, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 9 Dec 2016£176,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Apartment 31, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 22 Jul 2016£175,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 23, 1875 Bakers Court, Steam Mill Street CH3 5AD 24 Jun 2016£237,750 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 49, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street CH3 5BE 27 May 2016£29,138 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, 1875 Bakers Court, Steam Mill Street CH3 5AD 22 Apr 2016£180,000 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
Apartment 12, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street £90,000 (Aug 2025) → £115,000 (Nov 2025) +28%
over under a year
Apartment 56, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street £76,000 (Oct 2017) → £74,000 (Apr 2019) → £90,000 (Mar 2025) +18%
over 7 yrs
Apartment 62, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street £60,000 (Jun 2017) → £85,000 (May 2023) +42%
over 6 yrs
Apartment 37, Granary Wharf, Steam Mill Street £237,500 (Jun 2017) → £220,000 (Dec 2020) -7%
over 3 yrs
Flat 11, 1875 Bakers Court, Steam Mill Street £175,000 (Feb 2017) → £175,000 (Sep 2020) +0%
over 4 yrs
Flat 7, 1875 Bakers Court, Steam Mill Street £180,000 (Apr 2016) → £200,000 (Feb 2017) +11%
over under a year

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Schools near Steam Mill Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy 198 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 307 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.3 mi
Abbey School for Exceptional Children 128 pupils Other independent special school 4–19 Report 0.5 mi
Maple Grove School 50 pupils Other independent special school 5–18 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 0.7 mi
Queen's Park High School 792 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
Cherry Grove Primary School 274 pupils Primary 3–11 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 · 5 min walk
  • Bache station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
  • Capenhurst station 5.3 mi · 1 hr 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Canal Bridge (SW-bound, City Road) 1 min walk
  • Canal Bridge (Stop N, City Road) 1 min walk
  • Steam Mill Street (cnr, Boughton) 1 min walk
  • The Bars (Stop L, The Bars) 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 · 0.4 mi
  • The Elms Medical Centre
    2Nd Fl, Fountains Health, Chester · 0.5 mi
  • Northgate Medical Centre
    Fountains Health, Delamere Street, Chester · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Chester · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Chester 79-81 Brook Street · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Chester Superstore · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S Chester · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boughton Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Foregate Street (dental Surgery) · 0.2 mi
  • Love The Dentist Chester · 0.4 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 Steam Mill Street

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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