Flat 3, 45 Watergate Row South, Chester, CH1 2LE

Flat 3 is an end-of-terrace house in Chester (CH1 2LE). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 72 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (69–72 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 57). The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.

Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £247,000 is 23.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 85.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 24 EPCs). Sold May 2022 for £200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.