16 Darlington Crescent, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6DB

16 Darlington Crescent is a four-bedroom detached house in Saughall, Chester, Chester (CH1 6DB). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 sits 71.4% above the 2006 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 22.2% below the postcode norm.