CH2Chester, England

House prices in CH2, Chester

Homes in CH2 sold for a median of £280,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,007 standard sales.

Measured by floor area, the median was £3,052 per square metre, from 44 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 10% above the £2,763 median for the North West.

Median sale price£280,0001,007 standard sales
Middle half of prices£210,000 to £375,000
Price per m²£3,052/m²From 44 sales with a floor area

Prices by property type

Standard sales in CH2, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached214£372,500£275,000 to £519,000Too few
Semi-detached401£316,000£254,000 to £397,000Too few
Terraced272£245,000£210,000 to £295,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes120£155,000£128,000 to £175,000Too few

Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 40% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 27%.

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Where prices are higher in CH2

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in CH2 1, around Upton and Chester, with a median of £312,500, and lowest in CH2 4, around Elton, at £235,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in CH2 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 147 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in CH2, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
CH2 3JG£740,0004
CH2 3RD£668,5008
CH2 1EL£610,0003
CH2 2AF£595,0003
CH2 3NJ£595,0005
CH2 3HQ£526,0003
CH2 1HU£512,0003
CH2 3HH£505,0004
CH2 1PE£500,0003
CH2 3QD£485,0003
CH2 1QR£480,0004
CH2 1EF£475,0003
CH2 3HX£455,0003
CH2 3EF£450,0003
CH2 1HZ£440,0003
CH2 1LG£435,0003
CH2 2AP£433,0004
CH2 3RW£425,0005
CH2 3JR£420,0005
CH2 3QJ£420,0003
CH2 2DJ£412,5006
CH2 3RL£411,0004
CH2 3LP£410,0003
CH2 4JP£405,0004
CH2 3RE£400,0007
CH2 3RS£400,0003
CH2 3HW£385,0006
CH2 1BG£378,5006
CH2 2LB£378,5003
CH2 1QX£373,0004
CH2 2BG£372,5004
CH2 4EJ£370,0004
CH2 1JF£360,0003
CH2 2PN£360,0003
CH2 1HH£355,0003
CH2 3HS£355,0003
CH2 2DG£350,0003
CH2 1QH£345,0003
CH2 1NN£342,0003
CH2 3EJ£339,5004
CH2 3AJ£337,5004
CH2 3NU£337,5004
CH2 2ES£335,0003
CH2 2ND£335,0004
CH2 3QQ£335,0004
CH2 1BF£330,0003
CH2 1EW£325,0003
CH2 1HX£325,0003
CH2 1JG£325,0003
CH2 3AS£325,0003
CH2 4DS£321,5004
CH2 2PQ£320,0003
CH2 3NY£320,0003
CH2 3AU£319,0003
CH2 4NR£313,5004
CH2 1BZ£310,0003
CH2 2PT£310,0003
CH2 3DL£307,0006
CH2 1DB£304,5004
CH2 3JD£302,5008
CH2 3FD£302,0003
CH2 3LE£301,0003
CH2 2RD£300,5008
CH2 1HA£298,0004
CH2 2AH£298,0004
CH2 2BP£295,0003
CH2 3DN£295,0005
CH2 1LJ£292,5005
CH2 1NQ£290,0005
CH2 3HT£290,0004
CH2 2RA£288,5006
CH2 3BQ£287,5004
CH2 4RH£286,0007
CH2 3FB£275,5003
CH2 3BB£275,0005
CH2 3JF£275,0007
CH2 1DY£273,0003
CH2 3HR£272,5003
CH2 3EU£270,0003
CH2 3PU£270,0003
CH2 1NF£268,5003
CH2 4DJ£268,0003
CH2 3BJ£266,0003
CH2 3PS£262,5004
CH2 1LP£261,5004
CH2 1BX£260,0003
CH2 2AZ£260,0003
CH2 3BH£260,0003
CH2 1SN£251,5004
CH2 1LQ£250,0006
CH2 4DZ£247,5003
CH2 3JL£246,0004
CH2 3LJ£245,0003
CH2 3JY£242,0005
CH2 2LG£240,0004
CH2 3DW£239,0003
CH2 3PY£238,0004
CH2 1PH£237,0003
CH2 3LS£232,5003
CH2 3BW£230,0005
CH2 3BX£230,0005
CH2 4AS£225,0003
CH2 4PG£225,0003
CH2 4RP£225,0006
CH2 2EA£222,0005
CH2 3BZ£220,0005
CH2 3EA£218,0009
CH2 2LH£217,5004
CH2 1SF£215,0004
CH2 3DH£215,0004
CH2 2AT£213,0006
CH2 4EG£212,5008
CH2 2LR£210,0003
CH2 2AE£207,0005
CH2 4NY£206,0004
CH2 3AR£204,5008
CH2 1PY£204,0005
CH2 3AP£202,5003
CH2 3EG£195,0003
CH2 3QY£195,0005
CH2 4PU£190,0003
CH2 4QB£184,0004
CH2 4PD£183,5004
CH2 4PQ£182,5003
CH2 4QD£182,5006
CH2 3HA£179,0006
CH2 4RJ£177,5004
CH2 3AE£175,0009
CH2 3DG£175,0008
CH2 4PX£171,0004
CH2 2AS£170,5003
CH2 4PT£170,0003
CH2 2JL£162,00010
CH2 3BP£162,0004
CH2 4RU£162,0003
CH2 4PL£160,5004
CH2 2FH£158,0003
CH2 1PQ£150,0005
CH2 2RB£150,0005
CH2 2FB£144,0003
CH2 1LL£138,0003
CH2 2FE£136,0007
CH2 2FF£131,5007
CH2 3PH£131,0004
CH2 4LR£121,5004
CH2 2HB£109,0003
CH2 1JN£71,0008

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £203,000
  2. 2017: £200,000
  3. 2018: £218,000
  4. 2019: £225,000
  5. 2020: £235,000
  6. 2021: £250,000
  7. 2022: £276,500
  8. 2023: £263,500
  9. 2024: £277,000
  10. 2025: £280,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £279,500
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 38%, from £203,000 in 2016 to £280,000 in 2025, less than the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.

Postcode districts in the Cheshire West and Chester council area

Median sale price of the 13 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. CH2 is the sixth most expensive.

  1. CW6 Tarporley£430,000
  2. SY14 Malpas£350,000
  3. CH3 Chester£325,000
  4. CH64 Neston£315,000
  5. WA6 Frodsham£310,000
  6. CH2 Chester, this district£280,000
  7. CW8 Northwich£270,000
  8. CW9 Northwich£270,000
  9. CH4 Chester£261,000
  10. CH66 Ellesmere Port£225,000
  11. CH1 Chester£210,500
  12. CW7 Winsford£205,000
  13. CH65 Ellesmere Port£174,500

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £182,500 for a semi-detached house on Poplar Grove to £685,000 for a semi-detached house on Beech Grove.

The latest standard sales recorded in CH2. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 22 The HeywoodsSold for £322,500CH2 2RASold on 23 Sep 2026Detached
  2. 32 Totland GroveSold for £360,000CH2 2EYSold on 21 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  3. 25 Grange RoadSold for £357,500CH2 2ANSold on 18 Sep 2026Terraced
  4. 1 Poplar GroveSold for £182,500CH2 4PYSold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  5. 32 Hewitt StreetSold for £325,000CH2 3JDSold on 16 Sep 2026Terraced
  6. 6 Cotswold CloseSold for £285,000CH2 1SWSold on 16 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  7. 11 The CrescentSold for £325,000CH2 2BPSold on 11 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  8. 9 Mannings Lane SouthSold for £468,000CH2 3RXSold on 11 Sep 2026Detached
  9. 6 Beech GroveSold for £685,000CH2 3HJSold on 7 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  10. 9 Old Hall LaneSold for £204,000CH2 4NYSold on 4 Sep 2026Detached

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Westminster Road, Hoole£220,00019 sales
  • Hoole Road, Chester£430,00017 sales
  • Long Lane, Upton£96,50014 sales
  • Hoole Lane, Hoole£265,00013 sales
  • West Street, Hoole£251,00013 sales

Living in CH2

Crime

67 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 89% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

2% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 69 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,517 a year in Cheshire West and Chester for 2026 to 2027

Higher than 73 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of CH2, from the sales in CH2, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Upton 237 sales£320,000
  2. Newton & Hoole 484 sales£292,000
  3. Gowy Rural 182 sales£235,000
  4. Chester City & the Garden Quarter 133 sales£217,500

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in CH2, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A50.5%, England and Wales 0.4%
B414.2%, England and Wales 4.8%
C49350.7%, England and Wales 46.9%
D35836.8%, England and Wales 38.1%
E545.5%, England and Wales 7.3%
F181.8%, England and Wales 1.9%
G40.4%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in CH2, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900666.8%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192916216.6%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 1949878.9%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196622222.8%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198217618.1%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995838.5%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201111912.2%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later586.0%, England and Wales 5.7%

Coal mining

None of the 851 live postcodes in CH2 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 44% of postcodes in the North West are.

About these figures

The figures come from 1,007 standard sales in CH2 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 12% were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.