CH3Chester, England

House prices in CH3, Chester

Homes in CH3 sold for a median of £325,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,072 standard sales.

It is the third most expensive of the 13 postcode districts in the Cheshire West and Chester council area with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£325,0001,072 standard sales
Middle half of prices£246,000 to £450,000
Against the Cheshire West and Chester council area23% aboveCheshire West and Chester median £265,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in CH3, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached363£475,000£378,000 to £670,000Too few
Semi-detached387£315,000£265,000 to £375,000Too few
Terraced224£235,000£197,000 to £282,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes98£221,500£138,000 to £375,000Too few

Only 33 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Semi-detached houses and detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 36% and 34% of sales.

Flats here sold for a median of £221,500, 43% more than the £155,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.

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Where prices are higher in CH3

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in CH3 7, around Christleton and Waverton, with a median of £430,000, and lowest in CH3 5, around Chester and Vicars Cross, at £290,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in CH3 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 148 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in CH3, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
CH3 7BA£1,200,0003
CH3 7DY£926,5004
CH3 9FZ£925,0006
CH3 6LE£895,0003
CH3 9BH£825,0003
CH3 7FD£747,50010
CH3 6GW£712,5004
CH3 9JU£683,0003
CH3 7PE£668,5003
CH3 8HR£650,0003
CH3 7JF£600,0004
CH3 7QF£582,0005
CH3 7LH£570,0005
CH3 6AF£567,5003
CH3 7QW£563,5004
CH3 5FA£525,5005
CH3 5UT£520,0004
CH3 6BP£505,0004
CH3 7AS£500,0003
CH3 7GA£495,0003
CH3 7HE£490,0005
CH3 5RA£482,5004
CH3 5NE£480,0009
CH3 5HQ£475,0003
CH3 6FS£475,0003
CH3 8EP£465,0003
CH3 8DG£462,0003
CH3 6PN£455,5003
CH3 6BR£450,0003
CH3 5EL£449,0004
CH3 7NN£446,5004
CH3 6FA£445,0005
CH3 6FX£444,5004
CH3 6GP£443,0003
CH3 5QB£435,0004
CH3 7BH£430,0003
CH3 8LN£425,0003
CH3 9FY£425,0003
CH3 7DZ£420,0009
CH3 5TH£412,0003
CH3 5QG£410,0003
CH3 5RQ£410,0003
CH3 7EY£407,0003
CH3 8HA£406,5004
CH3 6FP£405,0007
CH3 6RU£405,0004
CH3 5RW£400,0005
CH3 6SH£400,0005
CH3 5HL£397,5004
CH3 5HB£395,0003
CH3 5LP£395,0003
CH3 5TJ£385,0003
CH3 6AG£385,0003
CH3 8EW£384,0005
CH3 5SQ£377,0003
CH3 5BG£375,00014
CH3 5XA£370,0003
CH3 6DN£370,0004
CH3 5XD£369,5004
CH3 8DA£362,5007
CH3 9PU£355,0005
CH3 7AY£350,0003
CH3 7DL£350,0003
CH3 7NJ£350,0003
CH3 7BL£345,0003
CH3 6QL£340,0003
CH3 7AF£340,0003
CH3 8LJ£340,0003
CH3 7QR£337,5004
CH3 5HD£337,0004
CH3 5UU£332,5003
CH3 9PW£327,5005
CH3 6BY£325,0003
CH3 7AH£325,0003
CH3 8BZ£325,0004
CH3 8DT£325,0003
CH3 6BU£320,0003
CH3 5QW£317,5004
CH3 6FL£317,5006
CH3 5DZ£317,0003
CH3 6FH£316,5004
CH3 8JR£316,5006
CH3 6BW£312,5006
CH3 9FW£310,0003
CH3 7NE£305,0003
CH3 6DH£300,0005
CH3 6DP£300,0004
CH3 5RY£297,5009
CH3 6GD£290,0007
CH3 8LH£288,5004
CH3 6GG£286,0004
CH3 5LT£285,0003
CH3 9FQ£282,5004
CH3 6FW£280,0004
CH3 6NR£276,5004
CH3 5EE£275,5006
CH3 5XE£275,0003
CH3 6FB£275,0003
CH3 5SR£272,0004
CH3 9QP£271,5004
CH3 6AB£267,5003
CH3 5EH£265,0003
CH3 6FN£265,0003
CH3 6GE£263,0004
CH3 5LL£255,0005
CH3 8DE£255,0003
CH3 5LR£250,0005
CH3 6BT£250,0005
CH3 8LW£250,0003
CH3 8JZ£249,0003
CH3 5RS£245,0004
CH3 6GF£245,0005
CH3 8JA£245,0003
CH3 9QR£245,0003
CH3 5SD£237,5008
CH3 6NQ£230,0003
CH3 6RP£227,0003
CH3 5JE£225,0003
CH3 6RR£225,0005
CH3 9JS£225,0003
CH3 6DZ£224,0005
CH3 9RD£224,0005
CH3 8LZ£220,0003
CH3 5SP£215,0003
CH3 5EQ£213,0003
CH3 9SB£212,0003
CH3 5RX£211,5004
CH3 5TD£210,0004
CH3 5UL£210,0005
CH3 6DL£210,0005
CH3 6GB£210,0003
CH3 5DU£203,5007
CH3 6GQ£203,0003
CH3 5DR£202,5004
CH3 9SE£195,0003
CH3 5DP£190,0006
CH3 5TF£190,0003
CH3 5PS£185,0003
CH3 9SD£177,0003
CH3 5ET£172,0003
CH3 5UQ£165,0003
CH3 6BB£135,0005
CH3 5NX£125,0006
CH3 5BE£115,0003
CH3 7JB£110,5003
CH3 8DR£106,0005
CH3 5XS£100,00012
CH3 5PL£71,5006

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £245,500
  2. 2017: £269,000
  3. 2018: £280,000
  4. 2019: £272,500
  5. 2020: £291,000
  6. 2021: £290,000
  7. 2022: £315,000
  8. 2023: £317,500
  9. 2024: £332,500
  10. 2025: £322,500
  11. 2026, January to August: £340,000
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 31%, from £245,500 in 2016 to £322,500 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. CH3 is the third most expensive.

  1. CW6 Tarporley£430,000
  2. SY14 Malpas£350,000
  3. CH3 Chester, this district£325,000
  4. CH64 Neston£315,000
  5. WA6 Frodsham£310,000
  6. CH2 Chester£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 £145,000 for a flat on Old Mill Place to £740,000 for a detached house on Village Road.

The latest standard sales recorded in CH3. 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. 8 South StreetSold for £180,200CH3 5DRSold on 22 Sep 2026Terraced
  2. 2 Watling CourtSold for £205,000CH3 5PSSold on 21 Sep 2026Terraced
  3. 39 Artillery RoadSold for £228,000CH3 6GASold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  4. 2 SwallowfieldsSold for £385,000CH3 6NHSold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  5. 12 Old Mill PlaceSold for £145,000CH3 9RJSold on 18 Sep 2026Flat
  6. 156 Chester RoadSold for £310,000CH3 6BUSold on 18 Sep 2026Detached
  7. 8 Hunters CrescentSold for £520,000CH3 8EYSold on 17 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  8. 63 Hallfields RoadSold for £347,500CH3 8ETSold on 17 Sep 2026Detached
  9. The Old Farm Village RoadSold for £740,000CH3 7ASSold on 16 Sep 2026Detached
  10. Ettrick House Broomheath LaneSold for £525,000CH3 8HDSold on 11 Sep 2026Detached

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

  • Chester Road, Huntington£317,50017 sales
  • Filkins Lane, Chester£375,00015 sales
  • Round Hill Meadow, Great Boughton£120,00015 sales
  • Marian Drive, Great Boughton£247,50013 sales
  • Townsend Way, Christleton£520,00013 sales

Living in CH3

Crime

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

Lower than 94 in 100 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 73% of homes can get it

Lower than 74 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

15% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 62 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 CH3, from the sales in CH3, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Gowy Rural 56 sales£402,500
  2. Tattenhall 112 sales£402,500
  3. Farndon 92 sales£376,500
  4. Christleton & Huntington 325 sales£350,000
  5. Tarvin & Kelsall 96 sales£330,000
  6. Great Boughton 371 sales£290,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in CH3, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A30.3%, England and Wales 0.4%
B424.3%, England and Wales 4.8%
C44846.2%, England and Wales 46.9%
D35436.5%, England and Wales 38.1%
E889.1%, England and Wales 7.3%
F272.8%, England and Wales 1.9%
G70.7%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in CH3, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 190013013.4%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 19299910.2%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 1949788.0%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196615215.7%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198220921.6%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995919.4%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 20119810.1%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later11211.6%, England and Wales 5.7%

Coal mining

None of the 1,112 live postcodes in CH3 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 1,072 standard sales in CH3 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 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.