3 Browning Close, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5XD

3 Browning Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blacon, Chester, Chester (CH1 5XD). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 29.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold February 2023 for £152,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.