3 School Lane, Mickle Trafford, Chester, CH2 4EF

3 School Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Mickle Trafford, Chester, Chester (CH2 4EF). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 sits 622.9% above the 2001 sale of £33,060. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£23/sq ft) was about 87.6% below the postcode norm.