3 Barnes Close, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5XJ

3 Barnes Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blacon, Chester, Chester (CH1 5XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2021. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Held since October 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 71 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 sits 236.8% above the 2001 sale of £57,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 65.9% below the postcode norm.