Terraced

38 ALLINGTON PLACE

CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DX

£222,500

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Handbridge, Hartington Street / Appleyards Lane	0.1 miles
Shop	Handbridge Launderette	0.3 miles
Train station	Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway	0.7 miles
University	University of Chester	1.3 miles
Hospital	The Mulberry Centre	2.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms (EPC estimate)

Floor area

68 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£222,500 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£3,272/m²

Local average

£243,368 (19 sales)

Street crime

309 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 30/05/2022

Current heating cost: £500/year

Potential heating cost: £366/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £15,725

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	21/01/2026	£222,500	Terraced	—	£221,468 to February 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£222,500
listed	14/05/2025	£230,000
sold	01/01/2007	£134,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
28 BEESTON VIEW, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7EE	£280,000	15/01/2026	Terraced
7 HARTINGTON STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7BN	£168,000	18/12/2025	Terraced
21 HARTINGTON STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7BN	£225,000	09/12/2025	Terraced
34 FRASER COURT, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DL	£357,000	03/10/2025	Terraced
34 FRASER COURT, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DL	£357,000	03/10/2025	Terraced
30 HARTINGTON STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7BW	£277,500	15/12/2023	Terraced
32 DEVONSHIRE PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7BZ	£275,000	26/10/2023	Terraced
52 APPLEYARDS LANE, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DT	£248,000	28/09/2023	Terraced
94 ALLINGTON PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DY	£280,000	17/07/2023	Terraced
9 DEVONSHIRE PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7BY	£295,000	06/04/2023	Terraced
14 BEESTON VIEW, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7EE	£304,000	28/03/2023	Terraced
84 ALLINGTON PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DY	£205,000	24/03/2023	Terraced
46 HARTINGTON STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7BW	£240,000	06/12/2022	Terraced
102 ALLINGTON PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DZ	£225,000	02/12/2022	Terraced
12 ALLINGTON PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DX	£230,000	15/11/2022	Terraced
40 ALLINGTON PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DX	£180,000	11/11/2022	Terraced
19 PERCY ROAD, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7EY	£280,000	14/10/2022	Terraced
121 APPLEYARDS LANE, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DS	£199,950	03/08/2022	Terraced
154 ALLINGTON PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DU	£205,000	08/07/2022	Terraced
25 BRADFORD STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DE	£241,555	30/06/2022	Terraced

Area average: £253,650 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 16.1%

10y growth 75.1%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Cheshire West and Chester. Series: Terraced. As of February 2026.

1y (index) 4.5%

5y (index) 26.4%

10y (index) 56.6%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Cheshire West and Chester. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £869/mo

Realistic £966/mo

Optimistic £1,063/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cheshire West and Chester.

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.43%

Max investor price (0.8%) £120,750

Target investor price (1%) £96,600

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	114
Shoplifting	58
Public order	36
Anti-social behaviour	26
Drugs	26
Other theft	17
Criminal damage and arson	14
Burglary	7
Bicycle theft	4
Possession of weapons	3
Vehicle crime	2
Other crime	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	309

Within 1 mile during Mar 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Queen's Park High School	Secondary	0.3 miles	Good — 22 Jan 2020
Chester International School	Secondary	0.4 miles	Good — 28 Mar 2022
Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
The Catholic High School, Chester	Secondary	0.5 miles	Good — 13 Oct 2011
Dee Banks School	Other	0.5 miles	Good — 9 Dec 2016

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
17/10/2005	23/09/2005	4	—

# 38 ALLINGTON PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DX

## Property details

- Slug: `80658fc` (address key hash: `80658fc51cd818ef67645e3eae49285e62d216bf`)
- Postcode: CH4 7DX
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms (EPC estimate): 3
- Floor area: 68 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £222,500 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,272/m²
- Local average: £243,368 (19 sales)
- Street crime: 309 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £222,500
- Date: 2026-01-21
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Current heating cost:** £500/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £15,725

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/7608-3016-2205-7712-8204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-21 | £222,500 | Terraced | — | £221,468 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c31-a678-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 38 ALLINGTON PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DX | £222,500 | 21/01/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [161940572](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3cbd72e)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £222,500 |
| listed | 2025-05-14 | £230,000 |
| sold | 2007-01-01 | £134,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 28 BEESTON VIEW, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7EE | £280,000 | 15/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 7 HARTINGTON STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7BN | £168,000 | 18/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 21 HARTINGTON STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7BN | £225,000 | 09/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 34 FRASER COURT, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DL | £357,000 | 03/10/2025 | Terraced |
| 34 FRASER COURT, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DL | £357,000 | 03/10/2025 | Terraced |
| 30 HARTINGTON STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7BW | £277,500 | 15/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 32 DEVONSHIRE PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7BZ | £275,000 | 26/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 52 APPLEYARDS LANE, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DT | £248,000 | 28/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 94 ALLINGTON PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DY | £280,000 | 17/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 9 DEVONSHIRE PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7BY | £295,000 | 06/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 14 BEESTON VIEW, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7EE | £304,000 | 28/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 84 ALLINGTON PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DY | £205,000 | 24/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 46 HARTINGTON STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7BW | £240,000 | 06/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 102 ALLINGTON PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DZ | £225,000 | 02/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 12 ALLINGTON PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DX | £230,000 | 15/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 40 ALLINGTON PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DX | £180,000 | 11/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 19 PERCY ROAD, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7EY | £280,000 | 14/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 121 APPLEYARDS LANE, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DS | £199,950 | 03/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 154 ALLINGTON PLACE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DU | £205,000 | 08/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 25 BRADFORD STREET, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CH4 7DE | £241,555 | 30/06/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £253,650 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 16.1%
- **10y growth:** 75.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cheshire West and Chester; Terraced series; as of February 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 26.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 56.6%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Cheshire West and Chester). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £869/mo
- **Realistic:** £966/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,063/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.43% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £120,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £96,600

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 114 |
| Shoplifting | 58 |
| Public order | 36 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 26 |
| Drugs | 26 |
| Other theft | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **309** |

*Within 1 mile during Mar 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Queen's Park High School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 22 Jan 2020 |
| Chester International School | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 28 Mar 2022 |
| Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| The Catholic High School, Chester | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 13 Oct 2011 |
| Dee Banks School | Other | 0.5 miles | Good — 9 Dec 2016 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #3121780
- **Address:** 38 Allington Place, CHESTER, CH4 7DX
- **Certificate Issued:** 17/10/2005
- **Work Completed:** 23/09/2005
- **Items:** 4 window(s)