House prices in ChesterSold prices and price per sq ft
North West · Cheshire West and Chester
In brief
- The median home in Chester sold for £280,000 between July 2025 and June 2026, based on 1,892 sales registered with HM Land Registry.
- In Cheshire West and Chester, prices rose by 5.8% in the year to July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Median price
£280,000
July 2025 to June 2026
Price per sq ft and per m²
We work out the price per sq ft from sales matched to the floor area on their energy certificate. In Chester, fewer than 20 matched sales exist so far, so we do not publish this figure yet. The number of matched sales grows every month.
Median price by property type in Chester
Sales between July 2025 and June 2026. A figure needs at least 11 sales.
| Property type | Median price | Middle half of sales | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £410,000 | £316,725 to £545,000 | 514 |
| Semi-detached | £284,000 | £220,000 to £365,000 | 677 |
| Terraced | £244,000 | £200,000 to £294,038 | 450 |
| Flat | £155,000 | £124,998 to £195,500 | 251 |
Median price each year since 1995
Years with fewer than 11 sales are left out.
Show the figures for each year
| Year | Median price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | £270,000 | 2,140 |
| 2024 | £275,000 | 2,046 |
| 2023 | £269,950 | 1,879 |
| 2022 | £271,500 | 2,359 |
| 2021 | £250,000 | 2,944 |
| 2020 | £242,000 | 1,979 |
| 2019 | £222,500 | 2,238 |
| 2018 | £213,000 | 2,380 |
| 2017 | £210,000 | 2,465 |
| 2016 | £195,000 | 2,607 |
| 2015 | £195,000 | 2,552 |
| 2014 | £185,000 | 2,429 |
| 2013 | £180,000 | 2,027 |
| 2012 | £171,000 | 1,532 |
| 2011 | £163,750 | 1,503 |
| 2010 | £174,975 | 1,440 |
| 2009 | £165,000 | 1,436 |
| 2008 | £166,250 | 1,351 |
| 2007 | £175,000 | 2,748 |
| 2006 | £167,500 | 3,025 |
| 2005 | £155,975 | 2,278 |
| 2004 | £154,950 | 2,757 |
| 2003 | £126,500 | 2,946 |
| 2002 | £102,002 | 3,494 |
| 2001 | £87,500 | 3,004 |
| 2000 | £79,950 | 2,751 |
| 1999 | £72,000 | 2,947 |
| 1998 | £63,000 | 2,465 |
| 1997 | £59,650 | 2,771 |
| 1996 | £57,475 | 2,426 |
| 1995 | £54,950 | 1,942 |
Price map around Chester
Each small area is raised and coloured by its median price over the last 24 months. Hatched areas have too few sales for their own figure.
Latest sold prices in Chester
The 20 most recent sales, registered up to August 2026.
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Phillip Street, Chester CH2 3BY | 26 Aug 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced |
| 101 Boundary Lane, Saltney Chester CH4 8PL | 26 Aug 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced |
| 12 Shavington Avenue, Hoole Chester CH2 3RD | 24 Aug 2026 | £950,000 | Semi-detached |
| 38 Meadows Lane, Chester CH4 7BH | 24 Aug 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced |
| 12 Steele Street, Chester CH1 1RH | 21 Aug 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced |
| 2 Arden Close, Tarvin Chester CH3 8JN | 21 Aug 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached |
| 38 Church Lane, Backford Chester CH2 4BE | 21 Aug 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced |
| 70 Alpraham Crescent, Upton Chester CH2 1QX | 21 Aug 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached |
| 3 Cranford Court, Chester CH4 7LN | 21 Aug 2026 | £500,000 | Detached |
| 40 Water Tower View, Hoole Chester CH2 3EA | 20 Aug 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced |
| Flat 47, Bowling Green Court Brook Street, Chester CH1 3DP | 17 Aug 2026 | £155,000 | Flat |
| 23 Wells Close, Mickle Trafford Chester CH2 4DZ | 14 Aug 2026 | £247,500 | Semi-detached |
| Flat 1, Leighstone Court Victoria Road, Chester CH2 2BJ | 14 Aug 2026 | £130,000 | Flat |
| 10 Saxon Way, Blacon Chester CH1 5HE | 14 Aug 2026 | £232,000 | Semi-detached |
| 5 Llys Derwen, Higher Kinnerton Chester CH4 9AA | 14 Aug 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached |
| Cloverdale Chester Road, Bretton Chester CH4 0DF | 14 Aug 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached |
| 6 River Lane, Saltney Chester CH4 8GA | 14 Aug 2026 | £112,500 | Terraced |
| 24 Greenfield Crescent, Waverton Chester CH3 7NH | 12 Aug 2026 | £460,000 | Detached |
| 11 Wavell Way, Saighton Chester CH3 6BP | 11 Aug 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached |
| 2 Gorsefield, Tattenhall Chester CH3 9HB | 10 Aug 2026 | £470,000 | Detached |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions about house prices in Chester
How much does a house cost in Chester?
The median price of a home sold in Chester between July 2025 and June 2026 was £280,000, from 1,892 sales. Half of these homes sold for between £205,000 and £390,000.
How much does a semi-detached house cost in Chester?
The median price of a semi-detached house in Chester was £284,000 over the last 12 complete months, from 677 sales.
Which type of home costs the most in Chester?
Detached houses sold for the most, with a median of £410,000. Flats sold for the least, with a median of £155,000.
Are house prices going up in Chester?
Yes. In Cheshire West and Chester, prices rose by 5.8% in the year to July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
How many homes sell in Chester each year?
1,892 homes sold in Chester in the last 12 complete months, and 4,086 over the last 24 months.
Where do these prices come from?
Every sale comes from the Price Paid Data of HM Land Registry, which records the price of every home sold in England and Wales since 1995. We keep standard sales at market value of houses and flats (category A) and leave out repossessions, transfers to companies and other special sales. Price changes over a year come from the UK House Price Index, published by HM Land Registry with the Office for National Statistics.
More prices near Chester
Places within Chester
- Blacon224 sales
- Hoole220 sales
- Upton177 sales
- Saltney164 sales
- Broughton162 sales
- Great Boughton128 sales
- Vicars Cross127 sales
- Penyffordd105 sales
- Saighton103 sales
- Elton98 sales
- Tarvin91 sales
- Tattenhall77 sales
- Saughall76 sales
- Christleton74 sales
- Huntington71 sales
- Farndon61 sales
- Mickle Trafford47 sales
- Waverton42 sales
- Higher Kinnerton40 sales
- Newton37 sales
- Penymynydd37 sales
- Boughton36 sales
- Ashton Hayes31 sales
- Great Barrow27 sales
Places near Chester
- Boughton36 sales
- Hoole220 sales
- Handbridge26 sales
- Newton37 sales
- Vicars Cross127 sales
- Great Boughton128 sales
- Curzon Park11 sales
- Huntington71 sales
- Upton177 sales
- Blacon224 sales
Postcode districts nearby
- Postcode district CH1854 sales
Local authorities covering Chester
- Cheshire West and Chester10,543 sales
- Flintshire4,128 sales
Region
Sales registered up to August 2026. Read how we calculate the figures.