Smithy House, Parkgate Road, Woodbank, Chester, CH1 6EZ

Smithy House is a three-bedroom detached house in Woodbank, Chester, Chester (CH1 6EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since March 2014. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 37). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since January 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £479,000 sits 52.1% above the 2009 sale of £315,000. At 169 m² it's 29% larger than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).