2025 round up
Well, we’ve done it again.
Once again, Carman Friend Estate Agents has been named Chester’s leading estate agent across CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4 and this time, the data behind it is stronger than ever.
This isn’t a one-off year. (It’s the fourth, to be precise)
It’s not a spike.
It’s not luck.
It’s consistency.
Four Years at the Top and… Still Moving Forward
For the fourth consecutive year, we’ve brought more homes to market, agreed more sales, and achieved asking price (or above) more often than any other agent in Chester. This is all data provided by RightMove and not just us saying it…
The Headlines (CH1–CH4 | 1 Jan – 31st Dec 2025)
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- 214 sales agreed across CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4
- Number 1 for new listings (again)
- 689 valuations completed – up 6.4% year-on-year
- 2,604 viewings booked – up 1%
- Sales instructions up 1.6% on 2024
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These aren’t vanity metrics. They’re indicators of trust, pricing accuracy, and execution.
People invite us into their homes.
Buyers show up to view them.
And sales follow.
Listings Still Matter (More Than Ever)
In an uncertain market, listings are one of the clearest barometers of confidence.
They tell you:
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- Who sellers trust
- Who understands local pricing
- Who is converting valuations into completed instructions
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In 2025, we listed the highest number of new properties in Chester and crucially, those listings translated into real, completed sales.
That doesn’t happen by accident.
Experience Still Wins — And the Data Proves It
There has never been more noise in the property world.
Scroll through social media and you’ll see agents everywhere explaining the market, high resolution videos of fruit bowls and kitchens, analysing interest rates, sharing tips on how to sell your home, and offering confident opinions on what buyers want right now.
Some of it is useful.
Some of it is educational.
But talking about the market is not the same as leading it.
Ask yourself these questions when you feel like THOSE agents are the bees knees…
What matters is what happens after the advice.
Who is converting valuations into instructions?
Who is booking viewings?
And most importantly — who is actually agreeing sales?
This is the difference between explaining market conditions and operating successfully within them. Every valuation we attend, every viewing we book, every negotiation we handle feeds into how we price, advise, and sell homes.
Experience isn’t something you can script or post online.
No matter how many videos pretend that it is.
It’s built transaction by transaction.
That’s why our pricing remains accurate.
That’s why viewings convert into offers.
And that’s why sellers continue to trust us with their homes year after year.
When you’re selling something as important as your home, service matters. Having an agent who is on the ball, not waiting on the sidelines or busy uploading another reel matters.
“So… what’s the secret?”
There isn’t one.
No, seriously there isn’t one. We use the same tools as every other agent, the difference is, we work at getting it right.
We focus on:
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- Getting people through the door
- Matching homes with genuine buyers
- Clear communication throughout the process
- Relentless follow-up
- And actually caring about the outcome
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Yes, we use video where it adds value.
Not every home requires a video by the way…
Yes, we market creatively when it makes sense.
But the fundamentals still win:
Correct pricing, strong presentation, and real human engagement.
Quietly Consistent
We don’t shout often.
A former customer said to us, “we went with another agent because you don’t have high social media numbers…”
FYI, that agent came third this year…
But when the data keeps repeating the same story, it’s worth sharing.
Our results show that:
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- Sellers trust us
- Buyers engage with us
- And Chester’s market responds to how we work
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There are some excellent agents in Chester, we compete in a strong field.
But once again, the figures show that more people choose Carman Friend.
To Conclude…
We know how good we are.
The figures prove that once again – for the fourth year in a row – we are THAT good.
We don’t try and woo you with fancy things, we just do the basic things really well and in such a competitive marketplace our method works.
So, if you know someone looking to sell, or you’re in the market for selling yourself, then get in touch. After four years of being the best agent in Chester, we know what we’re doing.