5 Myrica Grove, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3EW

5 Myrica Grove is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Hoole, Chester, Chester (CH2 3EW). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

It hasn't traded since December 2007, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 sits 82.8% above the 2007 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 33.7% below the postcode norm. At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.