Chester property prices

The average property price in Chester postcode area is £256k, the median price is £220k. The average price increased by £2.7k (1%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £255k. The price of a newly built property is £358k. There were 7.9k property sales and sales dropped by 12.4% (-1.2k transactions). Most properties were sold in the £150k-£200k price range with 1660 (20.9%) properties sold, followed by £200k-£250k price range with 1409 (17.7%) properties sold.

Current residential property prices
December 2024 - November 2025Chester postcode areaEngland & Wales
Average price£256k£350k
Median price£220k£282k

Chester property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between December 2024 - November 2025.

Chester property sales share by price range
Market Analysis of Sales Volume and Share by Property Price Range
Property price rangeMarket shareSales volume
under £50k0.7%53
£50k-£100k6.9%551
£100k-£150k15.4%1.2k
£150k-£200k20.9%1.7k
£200k-£250k17.7%1.4k
£250k-£300k12.7%1.0k
£300k-£400k13.1%1.0k
£400k-£500k6.0%475
£500k-£750k4.7%370
£750k-£1M1.4%114
over £1M0.4%32

Chester house prices map

This price map shows the average property price in a given postcode sector. The most affordable place is 'CH41 6' with the average price of £79.8k. The most expensive place is 'CH48 2', £1.1M.

Chester house prices map

Chester house prices compared to other areas

Comparison of the average property price and an average price percentage change by postcode area. Price % change compares the average property price between December 2024 - November 2025 to the average price in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle shows the number of property transactions. The bigger the circle the higher the sales volumes in postcode area.

Chester house prices compared to other areasAverage price percentage change
Average property price

Chester house price rank

With the average price of £256k, Chester is the 32. cheapest postcode area out of 105 England and Wales' postcode areas.

Chester house price rank
Ranking of postcode area by Average House Price
Rankpostcode areaAverage price
1.W, West London£1.1M
2.WC, Western Central London£991k
3.SW, South West London£935k
4.NW, North West London£870k
5.EC, East Central London£839k
6.N, North London£685k
7.KT, Kingston upon Thames£645k
8.AL, St Albans£621k
9.SL, Slough£594k
10.TW, Twickenham£593k
...
74.CH, Chester£256k
...
95.OL, Oldham£211k
96.BD, Bradford£210k
97.HU, Hull£198k
98.WN, Wigan£197k
99.DN, Doncaster£195k
100.DL, Darlington£188k
101.FY, Blackpool£188k
102.BB, Blackburn£181k
103.TS, Cleveland£175k
104.DH, Durham£169k
105.SR, Sunderland£150k

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Chester real house prices

Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.

Chester real house prices

Yearly Real Average House Prices for Chester postcode area
YearChester postcode areaEngland & Wales
2025£255k£349k
2024£265k£371k
2023£283k£407k
2022£314k£458k
2021£315k£451k
2020£290k£428k
2019£275k£406k
2018£277k£418k
2017£288k£427k
2016£279k£420k
2015£276k£407k
2014£273k£400k
2013£274k£394k
2012£282k£393k
2011£293k£403k
2010£312k£427k
2009£301k£384k
2008£321k£408k
2007£338k£430k
2006£335k£411k
2005£319k£392k
2004£307k£383k
2003£255k£343k
2002£217k£309k
2001£194k£271k
2000£179k£253k
1999£168k£229k
1998£158k£210k
1997£157k£199k
1996£154k£186k
1995£151k£183k

Chester house prices

Yearly average nominal prices compared to England & Wales' house prices

Chester house prices

Chester house prices and nearby areas

Yearly average nominal prices

Chester house prices and nearby areas

Chester house prices by property type

Yearly average nominal prices

Chester house prices by property type

Current Average Prices by Property Type in Chester postcode area
Property typeCurrent average price
Detached£410k
Flat£159k
Semi-Detached£246k
Terraced£176k

Chester house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 5.3 in Flintshire and 6.2 in Cheshire West and Chester. Ie. Flintshire resident with middle-income needs 5.3 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Cheshire West and Chester needs 6.2 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 7.54 in 2024.
Chester house price to earnings ratio history
Housing Affordability: Median House Price to Median Salary Ratio byLocal authority
Local authorityRatio in 2024
Flintshire5.3
Wirral5.7
Cheshire West and Chester6.2
England and Wales7.54

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