2 Albion Mews, Albion Street, Chester, CH1 1RQ

2 Albion Mews is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chester (CH1 1RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 7th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–50 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 11 units on file.

It hasn't traded since September 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 sits 273% above the 1997 sale of £39,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 59.4% below the postcode norm. At 42 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 29 EPCs).