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Union Street, Chester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH1 1AB, CH1 1QP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£95,700
5 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£155,271
46 sales
Price range
£80k – £220k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 May 2026
CH1 1AB

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At a glance

House prices£96k average71% below the Chester average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station9 min walkChester station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband90% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold91% leaseholdAcross 47 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

46 property sales on Union Street, Chester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 5 homes sold here for an average of £95,700. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £153,848. Average sale prices fell from £156,750 in 2017 to £105,000 in 2026 (-33%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 71% below the Chester average of £330,634 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 93% flat, 7% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Union Street range from £80,000 to £220,000. 9% of homes sold here were freehold and 91% leasehold. Of 294 streets in Chester with at least two sales in the last year, Union Street ranks 291st for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Union Street compared

Union Street£95,700
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

2017: £156,750 (8 sales)2017£157k2018: £179,000 (5 sales)2018£179k2020: £203,500 (2 sales)2020£204k2021: £167,200 (5 sales)2021£167k2022: £133,500 (5 sales)2022£134k2023: £161,875 (4 sales)2023£162k2024: £182,490 (5 sales)2024£182k2025: £134,222 (9 sales)2025£134k2026: £105,000 (3 sales)2026£105k

Tenure: 9% freehold and 91% leasehold across 47 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat43£153,84827 May 2026
Terraced3£175,6672 Oct 2020

Sold prices on Union Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Apartment 31, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 27 May 2026£105,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 8, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 1 Apr 2026£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 2, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 18 Feb 2026£100,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 25, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 15 Dec 2025£83,500 FlatLeasehold
Chester Business Centre, Union Street CH1 1QP 5 Dec 2025£950,000 OtherFreehold
Apartment 27, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 31 Oct 2025£80,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 4, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 17 Oct 2025£100,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 32, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 24 Jun 2025£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 10, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 28 May 2025£210,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 17, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 1 Apr 2025£82,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 1, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 27 Mar 2025£160,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 34, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 6 Feb 2025£197,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 26, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 4 Feb 2025£180,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 18, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 1 Nov 2024£199,950 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 51, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 18 Oct 2024£188,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 29, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 9 Oct 2024£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 48, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 10 Apr 2024£217,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 21, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 11 Jan 2024£107,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 28, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 11 Dec 2023£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 53, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 25 Oct 2023£217,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 41, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 5 Jun 2023£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 10, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 16 Jan 2023£205,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 28, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 16 Nov 2022£107,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 45, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 30 Sep 2022£220,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 5, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 8 Aug 2022£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 14, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 28 Feb 2022£100,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 38, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 7 Feb 2022£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 49, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 1 Dec 2021£106,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 16, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 21 Oct 2021£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 36, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 20 Jul 2021£215,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 10, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 23 Mar 2021£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 6, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 19 Feb 2021£185,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 33, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 17 Dec 2020£210,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Union Street CH1 1QP 2 Oct 2020£197,000 TerracedFreehold
Apartment 40, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 30 Oct 2018£195,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 6, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 12 Oct 2018£170,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 12, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 27 Jul 2018£137,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Union Street CH1 1QP 1 Jun 2018£178,000 TerracedFreehold
Apartment 52, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 11 May 2018£215,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 10, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 20 Nov 2017£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 50, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 24 Oct 2017£120,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 22, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 1 Sep 2017£195,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 37, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 25 Aug 2017£205,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Union Street CH1 1QP 12 Jul 2017£152,000 TerracedFreehold
Apartment 24, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 5 May 2017£127,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 42, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 5 May 2017£135,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 25, Forest Court, Union Street CH1 1AB 10 Mar 2017£120,000 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 25, Forest Court, Union Street £120,000 (Mar 2017) → £83,500 (Dec 2025) -30%
over 9 yrs
Apartment 10, Forest Court, Union Street £200,000 (Nov 2017) → £200,000 (Mar 2021) → £205,000 (Jan 2023) → £210,000 (May 2025) +5%
over 8 yrs
Apartment 28, Forest Court, Union Street £107,500 (Nov 2022) → £110,000 (Dec 2023) +2%
over 1 yr
Apartment 6, Forest Court, Union Street £170,000 (Oct 2018) → £185,000 (Feb 2021) +9%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Union Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy 198 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.0 mi
Abbey School for Exceptional Children 128 pupils Other independent special school 4–19 Report 0.4 mi
Queen's Park High School 792 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Chester International School 229 pupils Secondary 14–19 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 307 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.5 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 0.7 mi
Cherry Grove Primary School 274 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 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 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
  • Bache station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Capenhurst station 5.4 mi · 1 hr 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Foregate Street Stop GG (Stop GG, Foregate Street) 1 min walk
  • Foregate Street Stop HH (Stop HH, Foregate Street) 1 min walk
  • The Bars (Stop L, The Bars) 2 min walk
  • Foregate Street Stop FF (Stop FF, Foregate Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Boughton Medical Group
    Boughton Health Centre, Hoole Lane, Chester · 0.4 mi
  • St Werburgh's Medical Practice Homeless
    2A George Street, Chester · 0.4 mi
  • Northgate Medical Centre
    Fountains Health, Delamere Street, Chester · 0.5 mi
  • The Elms Medical Centre
    2Nd Fl, Fountains Health, Chester · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Marks and Spencer M&S Chester · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Chester Superstore · 0.2 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Chester · 0.3 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Chester · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Foregate Street (dental Surgery) · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Love The Dentist Chester · 0.2 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+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)90%80%
Gigabit-capable10%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 Union 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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