52 Bridge Street And 2 White Friars, Chester, CH1
Key Features
- A rare opportunity to acquire a prominent historic building, offering both a residential conversion opportunity and a quality commercial investment.
- Full planning permission (25/03857/FUL) and Listed Building Consent for the conversion of the office accommodation element of the building to residential use (Use Class C3).
- Prominent and Grade II Listed Building.
- Property is held freehold under Title Number CH240071.
- The Property is offered with a guide price of £950,000 on an unconditional basis.
Description
RARE COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT AND RESIDENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY IN THE CITY'S HISTORIC CORE
A prominent and Grade II Listed Building, located in the historic heart of Chester, benefitting from an existing commercial investment and planning permission for conversion of the upper floors to residential accommodation.
The building provides circa 3,185 sq ft of office accommodation, arranged over 3 floors and accessed via White Friars, and a self-contained ground floor (and part basement) retail unit extending to circa 1,365 sq ft. The office accommodation also provides access to an unused basement of circa 500 sq ft. The unit has return frontage to Bridge Street / White Friars and is trading as Cafe Nero.
The Property is offered with a guide price of £950,000 on an unconditional basis.
The Property is prominently situated on Bridge Street, a part pedestrianized route and one of the principal streets in Chester. This is a prime city centre location with a plethora of restaurants, coffee shops, bars and retail outlets in the immediate area, including Nando's, Five Guys, Cote Brasserie, Gail's, Jo Jo Maman Bebe and numerous independent operators. Chester is a vibrant location to both live and work and is the county's principal settlement with over 90,000 residents. The city is a key centre for employment, retail, education and tourism as well as being a main transport interchange and gateway, with direct routes to London, Manchester, Merseyside and North Wales. The city is internationally renowned as a historic city with unique heritage assets, particularly its Roman remains, the City Walls and Medieval Rows. In addition, Chester is home to the world famous Roodee Racecourse, the oldest operational racecourse in the UK.
Chester also has a significant level of in-commuting which reflects the job opportunities available in the city particularly at the successful Chester Business Park. There is a strong financial service sector in the city as well as a high level of service sector jobs linked to leisure and tourism. However, many of the higher earning Chester residents in managerial and professional occupations commute to jobs outside Cheshire West and Chester.
Map Location
Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-18
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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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
80 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
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
- The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy519 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 198
- Type
- Free schools
- Faith
- Church of England
- Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 447
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 369
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 307
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Cherry Grove Primary School1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 274
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Chester International School523 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Pupils
- 229
- Type
- Studio schools
- Queen's Park High School599 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 792
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Catholic High School, Chester0.8 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 School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,253
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Upton-by-Chester High School2 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.
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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