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

6 Albion Mews is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chester (CH1 1RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 40 m² this is the 3rd 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, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2001 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 133% above the 2001 sale of £69,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 29.8% below the postcode norm. At 40 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 29 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 90% of similar EPCs).