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The Square, Chester

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Square, Chester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/chester-cheshire-west-and-chester/the-square/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH1 3AJ, CH1 3AN, CH1 3AG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£144,875
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£178,539
63 sales
Price range
£60k – £395k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 Jun 2026
CH1 3AN

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At a glance

House prices£145k average56% below the Chester average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station5 min walkChester station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 76 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

63 property sales on The Square, Chester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £144,875. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £178,539. Average sale prices fell from £225,083 in 2016 to £150,667 in 2026 (-33%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 56% below the Chester average of £330,634 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on The Square range from £60,000 to £395,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold. Of 294 streets in Chester with at least two sales in the last year, The Square ranks 282nd for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on The Square compared

The Square£144,875
CH1 postcode area£253,883
Chester£330,634
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CH1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £225,083 (6 sales)2016£225k2017: £171,167 (6 sales)2017£171k2018: £161,633 (4 sales)2018£162k2019: £144,100 (5 sales)2019£144k2020: £173,500 (4 sales)2020£174k2021: £183,750 (6 sales)2021£184k2022: £210,100 (10 sales)2022£210k2023: £166,125 (4 sales)2023£166k2024: £157,750 (8 sales)2024£158k2025: £175,350 (7 sales)2025£175k2026: £150,667 (3 sales)2026£151k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 76 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat63£178,53919 Jun 2026

Sold prices on The Square

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, Corbridge House, The Square CH1 3AN 19 Jun 2026£179,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Lincoln House, The Square CH1 3AG 31 Mar 2026£205,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Chedworth House, The Square CH1 3AR 26 Jan 2026£68,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Corbridge House, The Square CH1 3AN 16 Dec 2025£210,000 OtherLeasehold
4, Winchester House, The Square CH1 3AJ 21 Nov 2025£127,500 FlatLeasehold
2, Winchester House, The Square CH1 3AJ 7 Nov 2025£168,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Corbridge House, The Square CH1 3AN 22 Oct 2025£225,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Colchester House, The Square CH1 3AP 9 Oct 2025£185,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Corbridge House, The Square CH1 3AN 16 Sep 2025£220,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Corbridge House, The Square CH1 3AN 27 Aug 2025£124,950 FlatLeasehold
7, Corbridge House, The Square CH1 3AN 30 Jun 2025£130,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Winchester House, The Square CH1 3AJ 21 Mar 2025£215,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Lincoln House, The Square CH1 3AG 19 Nov 2024£290,000 OtherLeasehold
16, Corbridge House, The Square CH1 3AN 8 Nov 2024£100,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Winchester House, The Square CH1 3AJ 28 Jun 2024£180,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Lincoln House, The Square CH1 3AG 27 Jun 2024£235,000 FlatLeasehold
32, Chedworth House, The Square CH1 3AR 21 Jun 2024£55,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Chedworth House, The Square CH1 3AR 17 May 2024£70,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Winchester House, The Square CH1 3AJ 16 May 2024£162,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Corbridge House, The Square CH1 3AN 14 May 2024£225,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Winchester House, The Square CH1 3AJ 3 May 2024£123,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Corbridge House, The Square CH1 3AN 6 Mar 2024£225,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Chedworth House, The Square CH1 3AR 9 Feb 2024£104,000 FlatLeasehold
25, Corbridge House, The Square CH1 3AN 27 Oct 2023£167,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Chedworth House, The Square CH1 3AR 9 Jun 2023£67,500 FlatLeasehold
24, Chedworth House, The Square CH1 3AR 20 Mar 2023£70,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Lincoln House, The Square CH1 3AG 3 Mar 2023£285,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Corbridge House, The Square CH1 3AN 31 Jan 2023£360,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Corbridge House, The Square CH1 3AN 16 Dec 2022£264,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Winchester House, The Square CH1 3AJ 30 Nov 2022£151,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Lincoln House, The Square CH1 3AG 28 Oct 2022£220,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Corbridge House, The Square CH1 3AN 30 Sep 2022£175,000 FlatLeasehold
25, Chedworth House, The Square CH1 3AR 26 Sep 2022£63,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Winchester House, The Square CH1 3AJ 15 Sep 2022£187,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Colchester House, The Square CH1 3AP 15 Jul 2022£176,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Lincoln House, The Square CH1 3AG 15 Jul 2022£290,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Lincoln House, The Square CH1 3AG 8 Jul 2022£180,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Winchester House, The Square CH1 3AJ 19 May 2022£210,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Colchester House, The Square CH1 3AP 12 Jan 2022£395,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Winchester House, The Square CH1 3AJ 15 Dec 2021£168,500 FlatLeasehold
4, Colchester House, The Square CH1 3AP 26 Nov 2021£175,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Corbridge House, The Square CH1 3AN 29 Oct 2021£155,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Colchester House, The Square CH1 3AP 11 Aug 2021£240,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Lincoln House, The Square CH1 3AG 20 Apr 2021£170,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Winchester House, The Square CH1 3AJ 11 Mar 2021£194,000 FlatLeasehold
32, Winchester House, The Square CH1 3AJ 8 Mar 2021£142,500 FlatLeasehold
10, Lincoln House, The Square CH1 3AG 21 Feb 2021£185,000 OtherLeasehold
2, Lincoln House, The Square CH1 3AG 13 Nov 2020£174,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Corbridge House, The Square CH1 3AN 8 Oct 2020£270,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Corbridge House, The Square CH1 3AN 6 Oct 2020£190,000 FlatLeasehold
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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
4, Lincoln House, The Square £185,000 (Apr 2018) → £210,000 (Dec 2019) → £205,000 (Mar 2026) +11%
over 8 yrs
5, Colchester House, The Square £210,000 (Jul 2017) → £185,000 (Oct 2025) -12%
over 8 yrs
17, Lincoln House, The Square £290,000 (Jul 2022) → £290,000 (Nov 2024) +0%
over 2 yrs
15, Lincoln House, The Square £225,000 (Oct 2016) → £235,000 (Jun 2024) +4%
over 8 yrs
10, Colchester House, The Square £329,500 (Sep 2016) → £395,000 (Jan 2022) +20%
over 5 yrs
19, Lincoln House, The Square £152,000 (Nov 2018) → £170,000 (Apr 2021) +12%
over 2 yrs
1, Winchester House, The Square £180,000 (Feb 2016) → £194,000 (Mar 2021) +8%
over 5 yrs
2, Lincoln House, The Square £160,000 (Nov 2017) → £174,000 (Nov 2020) +9%
over 3 yrs
30, Corbridge House, The Square £285,000 (Dec 2018) → £270,000 (Oct 2020) -5%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near The Square

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy 198 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Abbey School for Exceptional Children 128 pupils Other independent special school 4–19 Report 0.4 mi
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 307 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
The Queen's School 382 pupils Other independent school 3–18 Report 0.6 mi
Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School 369 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Queen's Park High School 792 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
Chester International School 229 pupils Secondary 14–19 Good Report 0.7 mi
Maple Grove School 50 pupils Other independent special school 5–18 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 0.3 mi · 5 min walk
  • Bache station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Capenhurst station 5.2 mi · 1 hr 44 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Canal Bridge (Stop N, City Road) 1 min walk
  • Canal Bridge (SW-bound, City Road) 1 min walk
  • The Bars (Stop L, The Bars) 2 min walk
  • Foregate Street Stop HH (Stop HH, Foregate Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Boughton Medical Group
    Boughton Health Centre, Hoole Lane, Chester · 0.3 mi
  • St Werburgh's Medical Practice Homeless
    2A George Street, Chester · 0.3 mi
  • Northgate Medical Centre
    Fountains Health, Delamere Street, Chester · 0.4 mi
  • The Elms Medical Centre
    2Nd Fl, Fountains Health, Chester · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Tesco Chester Superstore · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Chester 79-81 Brook Street · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S Chester · 0.2 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Chester · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Foregate Street (dental Surgery) · 0.1 mi
  • Love The Dentist Chester · 0.3 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 3 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned26.7%62.5%
Private rented41.7%20.3%
Social rented31.5%17.1%
Households1,135

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 155.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6478.1%64.1%
Aged 65+16.7%18.6%
Residents2,151

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 The Square

Ethnic group

HereCheshire West and Chester
White86.6%95.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.2%2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%0.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%1.5%
Other ethnic group1.9%0.6%

Religion

HereCheshire West and Chester
No religion42%37.8%
Christian39.2%54.5%
Not answered10.1%5.5%
Hindu3.3%0.4%
Muslim3.1%1%
Other religion1.3%0.3%
Buddhist1%0.3%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereCheshire West and Chester
Born in the UK76.7%92.7%
Born outside the UK23.3%7.3%

Highest qualification

HereCheshire West and Chester
Level 4 qualifications and above38%35.7%
Level 3 qualifications23.9%17.8%
No qualifications16.1%15.8%
Level 2 qualifications9.5%13.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%9.3%
Apprenticeship4.3%5.4%
Other qualifications2.2%2.3%

General health

HereCheshire West and Chester
Very good health42.6%48.8%
Good health35.4%33.3%
Fair health14.5%12.7%
Bad health5.7%4.1%
Very bad health1.9%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereCheshire West and Chester
No cars or vans in household46.2%16.7%
1 car or van in household44%40.8%
2 cars or vans in household9.1%32%
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%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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