8 The Shipgate, Shipgate Street, Chester, CH1 1RA

8 The Shipgate is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Chester (CH1 1RA). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–120 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 33.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £182,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.