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Delamere Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1

Land size: 0.38 acres

Key Features

City Centre Development Opportunity
Approx. 0.38 acres (0.15 hectares) over 6 buildings
Range of vacant commercial and residential buildings
Prominent position within Chester city centre
Excellent public transport connectivity

Description

CITY CENTRE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

A range of vacant commercial and residential buildings on a 0.38 acre parcel, providing a significant redevelopment opportunity, subject to the necessary planning consents. Prominent position within Chester city centre, situated between the inner ring road and the city's historic Walls.

The property is offered for sale by Private Treaty.

Unconditional offers over £500,000 are invited.

The property is located in Chester city centre, situated between St Oswald's Way (A5268) immediately to the north and Delamere Street to the south, just outside Chester's City Walls. Chester is one of the North West's most historic cities, presenting a rich cultural heritage, vibrant retail and leisure provision and strong tourism appeal.

The property occupies a highly accessible position within the city centre, being within walking distance of Chester's prime retail core including Northgate Street, Eastgate Street, and Foregate Street. Adjacent to the property is Sumner House, a student accommodation scheme utilised by the University of Chester, with Tesco and Papa Johns Pizza occupying the ground floor commercial space. Storyhouse, Chester's award-winning mixed-use leisure complex, is situated approximately 300 metres to the south.

The property benefits from excellent public transport connectivity. Delamere Street bus stop is situated adjacent to the property on Delamere Street, with Chester Bus Interchange located within 200 metres to the southeast of the property, serving a range of local and regional bus routes. Chester Railway Station is located approximately 0.5 miles to the northeast of the property, providing direct services to Liverpool Lime Street (within 41 minutes), Manchester Victoria (within 52 minutes), and London Euston (within 2 hours 3 minutes).

Development Residential Redevelopment Land Brownfield Land

Map Location

Property details

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Date Posted: 2026-09-22

Utilities & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

243 Mbps

Ultrafast

Suitable for

4K streaming
Video calls
Home working

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good NoneThree Good NoneVodafone Good Limited

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School462 metresOfsted: Good
Ages
3 to 11
Pupils
369
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Church of England
The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy709 metresOfsted: Good
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
198
Type
Free schools
Faith
Church of England
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
5 to 11
Pupils
307
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Roman Catholic
Newton Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
369
Type
Community school
St Martin's Academy Chester0.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
177
Type
Free schools

Secondary

Chester International School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
14 to 19
Pupils
229
Type
Studio schools
Queen's Park High School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
792
Type
Academy sponsor led
The Catholic High School, Chester1.2 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
797
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Roman Catholic
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,253
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Church of England
Upton-by-Chester High School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,728
Type
Foundation school

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Tesco Delamere St Chester Express, Chester80 metres

Iceland Chester, Chester295 metres

Morrisons Daily Chester 79-81 Brook Street, Chester409 metres

GP surgery

Northgate Medical Centre69 metres

Pharmacy

Well69 metres

Hospital

Countess Of Chester Hospital1 mile

Green space

Public Park Or Garden153 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Chester Rail Station842 metres

Nearest bus stop

Delamere Street6 metres

Typical drive times

Neston19 min · 11 miles

Shotton16 min · 7.6 miles

Chester (city)3 min · 0.8 miles

Ellesmere Port14 min · 8.5 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bands at the map pin

Also mapped within the area searched, about 30 metres around the pin: a 1 in 30 or greater chance each year from about 20 metres and a 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each year from about 10 metres.

Higher risk nearby

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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Legat Owen, Chester

Albion Street, Chester, CH1 1RQ

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Albion Street, Chester, CH1 1RQ

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