Lilac Cottage, Seahill Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6BJ

Lilac Cottage is a semi-detached house in Saughall, Chester, Chester (CH1 6BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 105 m² it sits well below the postcode median (156 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 is 25.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 36.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £265,000 in October 2020.