1a, Grey Friars, Chester, CH1 2NW

1a is a mid-terrace house in Chester (CH1 2NW). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. At 56 m² this is the 87th smallest of 121 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–136 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 121 units on file.

Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 is 44.4% below the 2015 sale of £498,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£826/sq ft) was about 362.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² the property is well over the postcode median (42 m² across 120 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.