Cheshire West and Chester
Chester
6,236 registered sales, by tenure, property type and year.
- Registered sales
- 6,236
- Median price
- £280,000
- New build
- 5.5%
- Postcode areas
- 5
What is a house in Chester worth?
Across 6,236 registered sales, the median price paid in Chester was £280,000. Typical prices by property type:
Detached
£447,428
1,701 sales
Semi-detached
£288,664
2,056 sales
Terraced
£225,120
1,498 sales
Flat
£165,000
960 sales
In 2025, the most recent full year on the register, the median was £276,185 across 1,831 sales.
These are prices actually paid, not an estimate for any one property. Where a property type sold under both freehold and leasehold, the figure blends the two in proportion to sales. A real valuation also turns on condition, floor area and exact location, none of which the register records.
Value a propertyBy tenure and property type
| Tenure | Property type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold | Semi-detached | 2,007 | £291,500 |
| Freehold | Detached | 1,651 | £450,000 |
| Freehold | Terraced | 1,412 | £230,000 |
| Leasehold | Flat | 960 | £165,000 |
| Leasehold | Terraced | 86 | £145,000 |
| Leasehold | Detached | 50 | £362,500 |
| Leasehold | Semi-detached | 49 | £172,500 |
Median by year
| Year | Median price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | £275,000 | 1,629 |
| 2024 | £285,000 | 1,800 |
| 2025 | £276,185 | 1,831 |
| 2026 | £290,000 | 976 |
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What these figures are and are not
Median prices from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales only. Repossessions, bulk transfers and company-to-company sales are excluded. The register records no floor area, so nothing here is a price per square foot.
2023-01-01 – 2026-09-30