18 The Nook, Newton, Chester, CH2 2EJ

18 The Nook is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Newton, Chester, Chester (CH2 2EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 894 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in August 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 sits 51.4% above the 2009 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 23.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 83 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).