9a, The Shipgate, Shipgate Street, Chester, CH1 1RA

9a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chester (CH1 1RA). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. At 55 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–120 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 10 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £265,000 is 10.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 76.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £240,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.