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.

At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 44 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. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 is 13.8% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 26.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.